The following data gives the number of hours 10 students spent studying and their corresponding grades on their midterm exams.
Calculate the correlation coefficient, r. Round your answer to three decimal places.
Hours Spent Studying |
0.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midterm Grades | 63 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 90 | 96 |
99 |
Solution:
X | Y | XY | X^2 | Y^2 |
0.5 | 63 | 31.5 | 0.25 | 3969 |
1.5 | 66 | 99 | 2.25 | 4356 |
2 | 69 | 138 | 4 | 4761 |
2.5 | 72 | 180 | 6.25 | 5184 |
3 | 75 | 225 | 9 | 5625 |
3.5 | 81 | 283.5 | 12.25 | 6561 |
4 | 84 | 336 | 16 | 7056 |
4.5 | 90 | 405 | 20.25 | 8100 |
5 | 96 | 480 | 25 | 9216 |
5.5 | 99 | 544.5 | 30.25 | 9801 |
n | 10 |
sum(XY) | 2722.50 |
sum(X) | 32.00 |
sum(Y) | 795.00 |
sum(X^2) | 125.50 |
sum(Y^2) | 64629.00 |
Numerator | 1785.00 |
Denominator | 1815.27 |
r | 0.9833 |
Correlation coefficient r is given by
r = 0.983
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