The Following Observations Are Given for Two Variables $\begin{array} { r r } y & x \\5&1\\8&12\\18&3\\20&6\\22&11\\30&19\\10&18\\7&9\end{array}$

question 112

Short Answer

The following observations are given for two variables.
$\begin{array} { r r } y & x \\5&1\\8&12\\18&3\\20&6\\22&11\\30&19\\10&18\\7&9\end{array}$
a. Compute and interpret the sample covariance for the above data.
b. Compute the standard deviation for x.
c. Compute the standard deviation for y.
d. Compute and interpret the sample correlation coefficient.

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