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For the following set of data,

X Y

1 0
2 2
4 6
5 8
3 4

a. Sketch a graph showing the location of the five X, Y Points
b. Looking at the graph, estimate the value of Pearson correlation.
c. Compute the Pearson correlation for this data set.

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This solutons shows, step-by-step, how to calculate a Pearson correlation coefficient by hand.

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