document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=570709>Question 570709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The points on a scatterplot lie very close to the line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 6x - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correlation between x and y is closest to which of the following values?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5. -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #367775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=367775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
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