Obtain the Linear Correlation Coefficient for the Data A) $0.729$ B) $0.610$

question 17

Multiple Choice

Obtain the linear correlation coefficient for the data. Round your answer to three decimal places.
-Managers rate employees according to job performance (x) and attitude (y) . The results for several randomly selected employees are given below. $\begin{array}{ll|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l}\mathrm{x} & 59 & 63 & 65 & 69 & 58 & 77 & 76 & 69 & 70 & 64 \\\hline \mathrm{y} & 72 & 67 & 78 & 82 & 75 & 87 & 92 & 83 & 87 & 78\end{array}$

• A)\(0.729\)
• B) \(0.610\)
• C) \(0.916\)
• D) \(0.863\)

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