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    Correlation: SAT Scores Background Task 1 Task 2

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    The document provides data on SAT scores for reading and writing from 5 students. It calculates the correlation coefficient between the two datasets, which measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between reading and writing SAT scores. The correlation coefficient is 0.94, indicating a very strong positive correlation between reading and writing SAT scores based on this data.

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    Correlation: SAT Scores Background Task 1 Task 2

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    The document provides data on SAT scores for reading and writing from 5 students. It calculates the correlation coefficient between the two datasets, which measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between reading and writing SAT scores. The correlation coefficient is 0.94, indicating a very strong positive correlation between reading and writing SAT scores based on this data.

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    The document provides data on SAT scores for reading and writing from 5 students. It calculates the correlation coefficient between the two datasets, which measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between reading and writing SAT scores. The correlation coefficient is 0.94, indicating a very strong positive correlation between reading and writing SAT scores based on this data.

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    Correlation: SAT Scores Background Task 1 Task 2

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    The document provides data on SAT scores for reading and writing from 5 students. It calculates the correlation coefficient between the two datasets, which measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between reading and writing SAT scores. The correlation coefficient is 0.94, indicating a very strong positive correlation between reading and writing SAT scores based on this data.

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    Correlation

    SAT scores

    Background You are given data on the SAT scores from the correlation exercise.
    Task 1 Calculate the correlation coefficient of the two datasets.
    Task 2 Comment on the strength of the correlation between the two datasets

    Writing Reading (x-x̅)*(y-ȳ)


    344 378 19,490.16
    383 349 19,004.16
    611 503 1,179.36
    713 719 44,714.16
    536 503 234.36

    Mean 517 490 Sum 84,622.20


    Sample size 5
    Cov. Sample 21,155.55
    Correlation coefficient 0.94

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