Calculate the correlation coefficient r, letting Row 1 represent the x-values and Row 2 the y-values. Then calculate it again, letting Row 2 represent the x-values and
Row 1 the y-values. What effect does switching the variables have on r?
Row 1
Row 2
18
189
27
181
31
185
44
196
59
115
Calculate the correlation coefficient r, letting Row 1 represent the x-values and Row 2 the y-values.
r= (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Calculate the correlation coefficient r, letting Row 2 represent the x-values and Row 1 the y-values.
r= (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
What effect does switching the variables have on the correlation coefficient?
The correlation coefficient
â–¼when the x-values and y-values are switched.
64
195
74
114