Question

The accompanying data represent the total compensation for 12 randomly selected chief executive officers​ (CEO) and the​ company's stock performance in a recent year.

Company   Compensation ($mil)   Stock Return (%)
Company A   14.52   75.46
Company B   4.07   64.01
Company C   7.15   142.09
Company D   1.07   32.67
Company E   1.93   10.67
Company F   3.79   30.69
Company G   12.01   0.75
Company H   7.58   69.39
Company I   8.44   58.65
Company J   4.06   55.91
Company K   20.89   24.29
Company L   6.61   32.23

​(c) Determine the linear correlation coefficient between compensation and stock return.

r=____?

(round to three decimal places as needed)

Answer 1