In Order for a Companyʹs Employees to Work in a Foreign

question 24

Multiple Choice

In order for a companyʹs employees to work in a foreign office, they must take a test in the language of thecountry where they plan to work. The data below shows the relationship between the number of years thatemployees have studied a particular language and the grades they received on the proficiency exam. Calculatethe linear correlation coefficient. $$\begin{array} { l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \text { Number of years, } x & 7 & 8 & 8 & 9 & 7 & 10 & 6 & 11 & 7 \\\hline \text { Grades on test, } y & 62 & 69 & 76 & 83 & 74 & 91 & 59 & 94 & 73\end{array}$$

• A) 0.934
• B) 0.911
• C) 0.891
• D) 0.902

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