The Question Below Refers to the Following Situation

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The question below refers to the following situation:
The table below contains the Earned Run Averages (ERA) and team victories for the American Baseball League during a recent season. ERA is the number of earned runs (runs resulting from the other team hitting the ball, not because of errors in the field) a team gives up per 9 innings. The lower the ERA, the better for the team. A low ERA is usually an indication of good pitching, good defense, or both. Given the data below:
Calculate the correlation coefficient.

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