FORESTRY
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AND ECONOMICS
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The correlation between the heights of fathers and the heights of their (fully grown) sons isr = 0.52. This value was based on both variables being measured in inches. If fathers’heights were measured in feet (one foot equals 12 inches), and sons’ heights were measuredin furlongs (one furlong equals 7920 inches), the correlation between heights of fathers andheights of sons would be
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much smaller than 0.52
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slightly smaller than 0.52
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unchanged:equal to 0.52
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slightly larger than 0.52
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much larger than 0.52
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The equation of the regression line for son’s height in inches y versus father’s height in inches x is y=0.5x+35.
Detailed explanation-2: -The model dictates that 25 percent of variations in the height of son can explained by the height of father.
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