Find the Value of the Linear Correlation Coefficient R A) 0916
B) 0

question 102

Multiple Choice

Find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r.
-Managers rate employees according to job performance and attitude. The results for several randomly selected employees are given below. $$\begin{array} { | c c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Performance } & 59 & 63 & 65 & 69 & 58 & 77 & 76 & 69 & 70 & 64 \\ \text { Attitude } & 72 & 67 & 78 & 82 & 75 & 87 & 92 & 83 & 87 & 78 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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

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