Questions Below Are Based on the Following -Was the Correlation Significant

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Essay

Questions below are based on the following. A group of 10 college sophomores was randomly selected and given a personality test that measured both orderliness and rebelliousness. The scores were as follows: $$\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Subject }&\text {\# Orderliness } & \text { Rebelliousness } \\\text { 1. } & 9 & 6 \\\text { 2. } & 6 & 8 \\\text { 3. } & 12 & 2 \\\text { 4. } & 7 & 6 \\\text { 5. } & 10 & 10 \\\text { 6. } & 4 & 11 \\\text { 7. } & 9 & 11 \\\text { 8. } & 10 & 9 \\9 . & 9 & 9 \\10 . & 2 & 13\end{array}$$
-Was the correlation significant?

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