A group of researchers studied the effect of acid rain on wildlife and collected n = 12 samples from streams in different States. They recorded the pH (X) of the water (i.e. units above pH 7), and the BCI, a measure of biological diversity (Y). The data obtained is summarized below. DATA: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pH above 7 (X) 0.67 0.70 0.93 0.95 1.09 1.01 1.29 1.24 1.41 1.56 1.73 1.80 Units of BCI (Y) 14.4 20.9 16.2 25.0 18.9 19.8 20.7 22.1 23.9 24.9 27.6 29.7 Find the correlation coefficient between pH and BCI (round to the nearest hundredth; place your answer in the box below)

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A group of researchers studied the effect of acid rain on wildlife and collected n = 12 samples from streams in different States. They recorded the pH (X) of
the water (i.e. units above pH 7), and the BCI, a measure of biological diversity (Y). The data obtained is summarized below.
DATA:
Observation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
pH above 7 (X)
0.67
0.70
0.93
0.95
1.09
1.01
1.29
1.24
1.41
1.56
1.73
1.80
Units of BCI (Y)
14.4
20.9
16.2
25.0
18.9
19.8
20.7
22.1
23.9
24.9
27.6
29.7
Find the correlation coefficient between pH and BCI (round to the nearest hundredth; place your answer in the box below)
Transcribed Image Text:A group of researchers studied the effect of acid rain on wildlife and collected n = 12 samples from streams in different States. They recorded the pH (X) of the water (i.e. units above pH 7), and the BCI, a measure of biological diversity (Y). The data obtained is summarized below. DATA: Observation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pH above 7 (X) 0.67 0.70 0.93 0.95 1.09 1.01 1.29 1.24 1.41 1.56 1.73 1.80 Units of BCI (Y) 14.4 20.9 16.2 25.0 18.9 19.8 20.7 22.1 23.9 24.9 27.6 29.7 Find the correlation coefficient between pH and BCI (round to the nearest hundredth; place your answer in the box below)
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