1.

Is there a relationship between how social a person is and how much anxiety they experience when giving a spe
Below are the scores on sociability (X) and fear of public speaking (Y). Test at 𝛼 = .05, two- tailed.

X Y
15 15
18 15
19 16
23 17
12 19
11 22
20 15

Answer: 1.
x x2 y y2 xy
15 225 15 225 225
18 324 15 225 270
19 361 16 256 304
23 529 17 289 391
12 144 19 361 228
11 121 22 484 242
20 400 15 225 300
118 2104 119 2065 1960

r = N ∑ xy−(∑ x)(∑ y) √ [N ∑
x2−(∑ x)2] [N ∑ y2−(∑ y) 2 ]

13720 14042
=
14728 13924 14455 14161

13720 14042
=
804 294

-322
=
236376

=
-0.662299 or -0.662299

2. Calculate a Pearson correlation for the scores below.

X Y
10 6
9 7
8 8
7 9
6 10
Answer: 2.
x x2 y y2 xy
10 100 6 36 60
9 81 7 49 63
8 64 8 64 64
7 49 9 81 63
6 36 10 100 60
40 330 40 330 310

r = N ∑ xy−(∑ x)(∑ y) √ [N ∑
x2−(∑ x)2] [N ∑ y2−(∑ y) 2 ]

1550 1600
=
1650 1600 1650 1600

1550 1600
=
50 50

-50
=
2500

= -1
perience when giving a speech?
wo- tailed.