Questions: Find the Pearson correlation coefficient r for the given points. Round any intermediate calculations to no less than six decimal places, and round your final answer to three decimal places.
(1,3),(2,5),(3,8),(4,6),(5,4),(6,10),(7,10)
Transcript text: Find the Pearson correlation coefficient $r$ for the given points. Round any intermediate calculations to no less than six decimal places, and round your final answer to three decimal places.
\[
(1,3),(2,5),(3,8),(4,6),(5,4),(6,10),(7,10)
\]
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculate the Sums
Given that we have 7 data points, we first calculate the necessary sums for the Pearson correlation coefficient formula:
Sum of x values (\(\sum x\)): 28
Sum of y values (\(\sum y\)): 46
Sum of xy products (\(\sum xy\)): 211
Sum of x squared (\(\sum x^2\)): 140
Sum of y squared (\(\sum y^2\)): 350
Step 2: Apply the Pearson Correlation Coefficient Formula
Using the formula:
\[
r = \frac{n(\sum xy) - (\sum x)(\sum y)}{\sqrt{[n\sum x^2 - (\sum x)^2][n\sum y^2 - (\sum y)^2]}}
\]
We substitute the calculated sums into the formula to find the Pearson correlation coefficient.
The numerator of the formula is 189, and the denominator is 255.859.
Final Answer:
The Pearson correlation coefficient \(r\) is 0.739.