SOLUTION: Find the value for the correlation coefficient r: x 5, 1, 4, 2, 3 ----------- ----------- - y 5, 10, 12, 4, 8 Can anyone help?

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Question 150569: Find the value for the correlation coefficient r:
x 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
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y 5, 10, 12, 4, 8

Can anyone help?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the value for the correlation coefficient r:
x 5, 1, 4, 2, 3
-------------------------
y 5, 10, 12, 4, 8

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I used a TI calculator on the data to get:
r = -0.09449...
Cheers,
Stan H.