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Consider the following table of data.x1234y1111.1a.
Chapter 1, Problem 7E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 7E
Consider the following table of data.
x |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
y |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.1 |
a. Calculate the correlation coefficient.
b. Sketch a graph of the data.
c. Based on how closely the data fits a straight line, is your answer to part a surprising? Discuss the extent to which the correlation coefficient describes how well the data fit a horizontal line.
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 7E
Consider the following table of data.
x |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
y |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.1 |
a. Calculate the correlation coefficient.
b. Sketch a graph of the data.
c. Based on how closely the data fits a straight line, is your answer to part a surprising? Discuss the extent to which the correlation coefficient describes how well the data fit a horizontal line.
ANSWER:
Solution
Step 1 of 4
In this problem, from the given data in the table we need to calculate the correlation coefficient, and then sketch the graph of the data.