What is the value of the correlation coefficient?

A regression of the number of cases of a particular disease per 1000 people based on the number of people vaccinated against it as children (per 1000) is performed on data collected from 34 cities. The results are summarized below:



Intercept .914

Slope -.001




The value of r2 is equal to the regression sum of squares divided by the total sum of squares, so that r2 = 0.622 / 1.506 = 0.413

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