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

(1 point)
Responses

−0.9

negative 0.9

0.9
0.9

1
1

−1

negative 1
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Answer 1

0.9

The points form a clear, strong positive (increasing) linear pattern but are not perfectly on a line, so a correlation near +1 (about +0.9) is best.