The Paired Data Below Consist of the Test Scores of 6

question 10

Multiple Choice

The paired data below consist of the test scores of 6 randomly selected students and the number of hours they studied for the test. $$\begin{array} { c | c } \text { Hours } & \text { Score } \\\hline 5 & 64 \\10 & 86 \\4 & 69 \\6 & 86 \\10 & 59 \\9 & 87\end{array}$$

• A)0.678
• B)-0.678
• C)0.224
• D)-0.224
• E)0.157

---

Definitions:

Stephen Douglas

A 19th-century American politician from Illinois known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln and advocacy for popular sovereignty in determining states' positions on slavery.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Series of senatorial campaign debates in 1858 focusing on the issue of slavery in the territories; held in Illinois between Republican Abraham Lincoln, who made a national reputation for himself, and incumbent Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas, who managed to hold on to his seat.

Dred Scott V. Sanford

An 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled African Americans were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories, exacerbating sectional tensions that led to the Civil War.