Pearson-r

( ACTIVITY 2)

EXAMPLE 2.1
Test to determine whether or not significant relationship exists between the height of a person and
his/ her shoe size.

x 64 72 65 73 68 66 68 70

y 8 9.5 7 8 8.5 8.5 8 10

Let x= height and y= shoe size

HO: There is no significant relationship between the height of a person and his/her shoe size.
HA: There is a significant relationship between the height of a person and his/her shoe size.

Decision Rule:
p-value ≤ α , Reject HO
p-value ¿ α , Do not reject HO

EXAMPLE 2.2
The following data shows the scores of 5 students in Statistics and Chemistry. Determine if the there
is a relationship between the scores in Chemistry and Statistics. State the null and alternative
hypotheses then interpret the results.

Student Score in Statistics (x) Score in chemistry (y)

Alfonso 3 5

Frances 9 8

Raphael 10 10

James 12 9
 Loida 7 8

EXAMPLE 2.3
A group of research students wants to determine whether there is a correlation between the
number of cases x and the number of vandalism cases y incurred in their school. Data for one school
year show the following. State the hypotheses, run a test, then interpret the results.

Au De Ja
Month Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Feb March
g c n

Number of theft
6 15 30 12 20 9 2 10 11 28
cases (x)

Number of vandalism
3 6 15 5 15 7 0 21 4 12
cases (y)