SOLUTION: The points on a scatterplot lie very close to the line: y = 6x - 1 The correlation between x and y is closest to which of the following values? 1. 6 2. 0 3. -6

Question 570709: The points on a scatterplot lie very close to the line:
y = 6x - 1
The correlation between x and y is closest to which of the following values?

1. 6
2. 0
3. -6
4. 1
5. -1

Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Correlation is defined to be between -1 and 1, so 6 and -6 are impossible. The correlation is 1 if the (x,y) points all lie on a line of positive slope (-1 for negative slope). Since y = 6x - 1 has positive slope, the correlation is roughly 1.
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