No.

Equation

dependent

independent

R²

1

Yi = 1074.8 − 9.02 Xi1

(25.5)** (−4.52)**

Coral Area (m²)

number of Resorts

80%

2

Yi = 63.76 ? 1.74 Xi2

(10.8)** (−6.35)**

Live Coral (%)

number of Resorts

89%

3

Yi = 10.32 + 1.20 Xi3

(2.18) (5.38)**

Dead Coral

(%)

number of Resorts

85%

4

Yi = 5.05 + 0.418 Xi4

(4.7)** (8.21)**

Algae

(%)

number of Resorts

93%

5

Yi = −0.62 + 1.09 Xi5

(−0.28) (10.64)**

Soft coral

(%)

number of Resorts

85%

6

Yi = 100.62 − 1.09 Xi6

(46.2) (−10.6)**

hard coral

(%)

number of Resorts

95%