For the Data Below, Determine the Value of the Linear $x ^ { 2 }$

question 43

Multiple Choice

For the data below, determine the value of the linear correlation coefficient r between y and $x ^ { 2 }$
$\begin{array} { r | r r r r r } \boldsymbol { x } & 1.2 & 2.7 & 4.4 & 6.6 & 9.5 \\\hline \boldsymbol { y } & 1.6 & 4.7 & 9.9 & 24.5 & 39.0\end{array}$

• A) 0.913
• B) 0.985
• C) 0.990
• D) 0.873

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