Consider the Data Set Shown $\begin{array}{|ll|}\hline \underline{X} & \underline{y} \\2 & 3 \\4 & 5 \\6 & 6 \\7 & 8 \\8 & 6 \\9 & 8 \\\hline\end{array}$

question 22

Multiple Choice

Consider the data set shown. The mean X value is 6 and the mean Y value is 6.
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$\begin{array}{|ll|}\hline \underline{X} & \underline{y} \\2 & 3 \\4 & 5 \\6 & 6 \\7 & 8 \\8 & 6 \\9 & 8 \\\hline\end{array}$
-What would the correlation coefficient be for this data set?

• A) 0.799
• B) 0.829
• C) 0.859
• D) 0.889

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