15th February 2024

Breast surgeons are attempting to reduce the rates of seroma formation during the post-operative period.

Breast surgeons are attempting to reduce the rates of seroma formation during the post-operative period. They are attempting to establish the correlation between volumes of crystalloid fluids administered during the post-operative period and the volume of seroma aspirated from the patient. 

Assuming a normal distribution and linear relationship between both variables, which of the following statistical tests is most appropriate?