how do I find the correlation coefficient r?

Jesse put the heartbeat and lifespan data into a statistical software program and found the coefficient of determination is 0.45.

The value of the correlation coefficient is __________.

2 answers

√.45
Jesse entered the weight (in pounds) and weekly food cost data (in $) into a statistics software package and found a regression equation of ŷ = .5 + .16x.

This means that, on average, for each additional pound of body weight, the weekly feed cost goes (A) __________ by (B) __________ cents.