Correlation

SAT scores

Background You are given data on the SAT scores from the correlation exercise.
Task 1 Calculate the correlation coefficient of the two datasets.
Task 2 Comment on the strength of the correlation between the two datasets

Writing Reading (x-x̅)*(y-ȳ)

344 378 19,490.16
383 349 19,004.16
611 503 1,179.36
713 719 44,714.16
536 503 234.36

Mean 517 490 Sum 84,622.20

Standard Dev. 154.51 145.95 Sample size 5
Cov. Sample 21,155.55
Correlation coefficient 0.94

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a correlation coefficient with an absolute value of 0.9 or greater would represent a very strong relationship.

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