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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
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Task 1: The correlation coefficient is equal to 0.94
Task 2: 0.94 is extremely close to 1, therefore there is a very strong positive correlation between the two datasets
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