Data Set 6-3
$$\begin{array} { l l }
X & Y \
\hline 2 & 3 \
3 & 6 \
5 & 7 \
2 & 4
\end{array}$$
-Look at Data Set 6-3. If you were to compute a correlation coefficient, N would be
A) 8
B) 5
C) 4
D) none of the other alternatives are correct.

Question

Data Set 6-3
 $$\begin{array} { l l } 
X & Y \
\hline 2 & 3 \
3 & 6 \
5 & 7 \
2 & 4
\end{array}$$
-Look at Data Set 6-3. If you were to compute a correlation coefficient, N would be
A) 8
B) 5
C) 4
D) none of the other alternatives are correct.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

N represents the number of pairs of scores in the dataset. Here, there are 4 pairs of X and Y values, so N = 4.

Data Set 6-3 XY23365724\begin{array} { l l } X & Y \\\hline 2 & 3 \\3 & 6 \\5 & 7 \\2 & 4\end{array}X2352​Y3674​​

Data Set 6-3 $\begin{array} { l l } X & Y \\\hline 2 & 3 \\3 & 6 \\5 & 7 \\2 & 4\end{array}$