Forest Fires and Acres Burned An environmentalist wants to determine the relationships between the numbers (in thousands) of forest fires over the year and the number in hundred thousands) of acres burned. The data for 6 recent years are shown. Number of fires x 72 69 58 47 8462 Number of acres burned y 62 42 19 26 51 15 Send data to Excel
(b) Compute the value of the correlation coefficient. Round your answer to at least three decimal places.
(C) State the hypotheses. H. H
test the significance of the correlation coefficient at a=0.01, using the critical values for the PPMC Table. Critical value(s): (Choose one) v the null hypothesis.
(e) Give a brief explanation of the type of relationship. There (Choose one) Y a significant linear relationship between the number of forest fires and the number of acres burned.
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Forest Fires and Acres Burned An environmentalist wants to determine the relationships between the numbers (in thousands
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