A study was conducted to compare the average time spent in the lab each week versus course grade for computer programming students. The results are recorded in the table below. $\begin{array}{cc}
\text { Number of hours spent in lab } & \text { Grade (percent) } \
\hline 10 & 96 \
11 & 51 \
16 & 62 \
9 & 58 \
7 & 89 \
15 & 81 \
16 & 46 \
10 & 51
\end{array}$
A) $- 0.284$
B) $0.462$
C) $0.017$
D) $- 0.335$

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The correlation coefficient is calculated to determine the relationship between the number of hours spent in the lab and the grade. The negative value indicates a weak inverse relationship, which is closest to -0.335.

A Study Was Conducted to Compare the Average Time Spent