The Following Data for the Dependent Variable, Y, and the Independent

question 33

Multiple Choice

The following data for the dependent variable, y, and the independent variable, x, have been collected using simple random sampling: Compute the correlation coefficient.

• A) 0.52
• B) 0.71
• C) 0.62
• D) 0.89

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