The following data gives the number of hours 1010 students spent studying and their corresponding grades on their midterm exams.
Hours Spent Studying | 0.50.5 | 11 | 22 | 2.52.5 | 33 | 3.53.5 | 44 | 55 | 5.55.5 | 66 |
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Midterm Grades | 6060 | 6969 | 7575 | 7878 | 8484 | 8787 | 9090 | 9393 | 9696 | 9999 |
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Draw a scatter plot of the given data.
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Estimate the correlation in words: positive, negative, no correlation.
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Calculate the correlation coefficient, r. Round your answer to three decimal places.
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There is positive correlation between variables.
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Hours Spent Studying (X) | Midterm Grades (Y) | X * Y | X2 | Y2 | |
0.5 | 60 | 30 | 0.25 | 3600 | |
1 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 4761 | |
2 | 75 | 150 | 4 | 5625 | |
2.5 | 78 | 195 | 6.25 | 6084 | |
3 | 84 | 252 | 9 | 7056 | |
3.5 | 87 | 304.5 | 12.25 | 7569 | |
4 | 90 | 360 | 16 | 8100 | |
5 | 93 | 465 | 25 | 8649 | |
5.5 | 96 | 528 | 30.25 | 9216 | |
6 | 99 | 594 | 36 | 9801 | |
Total | 33 | 831 | 2947.5 | 140 | 70461 |
r = 0.982
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