Question

The correlation between the number of seeds or pellets that Parsnip eats and the amount of time that it takes Parsnip to eat his food is calculated to be -0.15. Use this value to verbally describe the relationship between the two variables.

Answer 1

The correlation coefficient is provided as -0.15.

• The negative sign shows that the two variables under consideration show a negative relationship i.e. number of seeds or pellets that Parsnip eats and the amount of time that it takes Parsnip to eat his food show a negative relationship. As one variable increases the other variable decreases.
• The magnitude of the correlation is 0.15 which is very close to 0. Hence the linear association between the two variables is extremely weak.

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