Characterizing bone with fractal geometry. In Medical Engineering & Physics (May...

Characterizing bone with fractal geometry. In Medical Engineering & Physics (May 2013), researchers used fractal geometry to characterize human cortical bone. A measure of the variation in the volume of cortical bone tissue—called fractal dimension—was determined for each in a sample of 10 human ribs. The researchers used fractal dimension scores to predict the bone tissue’s stiffness index, called Young’s Modulus (measured in gigapascals).

The experimental data are shown in the first column. Consider the linear model E(y) = β₀ + β₁x, where y = Young’s Modulus and x = fractal dimension score. Find an interval estimate of the increase (or decrease) in Young’s Modulus for every 1-point increase in a bone tissue’s fractal dimension score. Use a confidence coefficient of .90.