Question

What does the correlation coefficient indicate about the similarities between the gene expression profile for mike smith and the gene expression profile for patient 4? What does this number indicate about how mike smith’s cancer might respond to drug 4?

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Answer:

The correlation coefficient is often used as a way of estimating the divergence of gene expression profiles between varying species.

A negative correlation coefficient shows that as values on one variable advances, the values on the other variable decline. A positive correlation coefficient indicates a direct, positive relationship.

This scenario shows that Patient 4 and Mike Smith gene expressions acts in opposite ways. The number shows that Mike Smith's cancer will not show positive result as it ought to be in response to Drug 4 since its coefficient is negative.