For Eight Randomly Selected States,the Following Table Lists the Per

question 41

Multiple Choice

For eight randomly selected states,the following table lists the per capita beer consumption (in gallons) and the per capita wine consumption (in gallons) . $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { Beer } & \text { Wine } \\32.2 & 3.1 \\29.4 & 4.4 \\35.3 & 2.3 \\34.9 & 1.7 \\29.9 & 1.4 \\28.7 & 1.2 \\26.8 & 1.2 \\41.4 & 3.0\end{array}$$
Calculate the rank correlation coefficient when beer consumption = x,and wine consumption = y.

• A)r_s = .506
• B)r_s = .703
• C)r_s = .711
• D)r_s = .494

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