Question

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Eleven points are plotted in a diagonal pattern in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane with x and y axes. The first point starts almost at the origin and shows an increasing trend.

Based on the data, which of the following choices would be the best estimated correlation coefficient?

(1 point)
Responses

−1
negative 1

−0.9
negative 0.9

0.9
0.9

1
1

Answer 1

0.9

The points form a strong positive linear trend in the first quadrant but are not perfectly collinear, so a correlation near +0.9 is most reasonable.