In a Study of the Factors That Affect Success in Economics,data

question 37

Multiple Choice

In a study of the factors that affect success in economics,data were collected for 8 business students.Scores on a calculus placement test are given with economics final exam scores.The data are below: It can be shown that for these data: = 17.75, = 70.38, = 237.50, = 545.875, = 140.75 Calculate the sample correlation coefficient.

• A)0.15
• B)0.11
• C)0.39
• D)-0.39
• E)-0.11

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