Use the following data set to answer the Questions: $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l }
\hline \begin{array} { l }
\text { Length of } \
\text { commute in } \
\text { miles } ( x )
\end{array} & 2 & 10 & 8 & 30 & 12 & 70 & 15 & 20 \
\hline \begin{array} { l }
\text { Time of } \
\text { commute in } \
\text { minutes (y) }
\end{array} & 5 & 25 & 20 & 45 & 25 & 80 & 30 & 35 \
\hline
\end{array}$
-What is the correlation between the variables?
A) $- 1$
B) 0.11
C) 0.95
D) 0.98

Question

Use the following data set to answer the  Questions:  $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l } 
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Length of } \
\text { commute in } \
\text { miles } ( x )
\end{array} & 2 & 10 & 8 & 30 & 12 & 70 & 15 & 20 \
\hline \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Time of } \
\text { commute in } \
\text { minutes (y) }
\end{array} & 5 & 25 & 20 & 45 & 25 & 80 & 30 & 35 \
\hline
\end{array}$
-What is the correlation between the variables?
A) $- 1$
B) 0.11
C) 0.95
D) 0.98

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Calculating the correlation coefficient using a calculator or software program yields a value of approximately 0.98, which indicates a strong positive correlation between the length of commute in miles and the time of commute in minutes. Therefore, the best choice is D.

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