A) R=0708 ; Linear Relation Exists
B) R=0

question 5

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array} { r | r r r r r r r r } \mathrm { x } & 9 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 2 & 5 & 9 & 10 \\\hline \mathrm { y } & 85 & 52 & 55 & 68 & 67 & 86 & 83 & 73\end{array}$

• A) r=0.708 ; linear relation exists
• B) r=0.235 ; no linear relation exists
• C) r=-0.708 ; linear relation exists
• D) r=0.708 ; no linear relation exists

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