Calculate the Linear Correlation Coefficient for the Data Below A) 0990
B) 0

question 34

Multiple Choice

Calculate the linear correlation coefficient for the data below. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \mathrm { x } & - 13 & - 11 & - 4 & - 7 & - 9 & - 10 & - 8 & - 6 & - 5 & - 12 \\\hline \mathrm { y } & - 12 & - 10 & 7 & - 1 & - 4 & - 8 & - 3 & 1 & 4 & - 10\end{array}$$

• A) 0.990
• B) 0.881
• C) 0.819
• D) 0.792

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