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In an area of the Midwest, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the yield of wheat (bushels per acre). Calculate the correlation coefficient, r. Rain fall (in inches), x 119 102 148 139 202| 117 | 8.4 17 17.4 Yield (bushels per acre), y 53.5 49.2 618 62 85.4 522 349 79 818 |77|78| O 0.998 0.981 O 0.899 O 0.900

In an area of the Midwest, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the yield of wheat (bushels per acre). Calculate the correlation coefficient, r. Rain fall (in inches), x 119 102 148 139 202| 117 | 8.4 17 17.4 Yield (bushels per acre), y 53.5 49.2 618 62 85.4 522 349 79 818 |77|78| O 0.998 0.981 O 0.899 O 0.900

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Provide an appropriate response. In an area of the Midwest, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the yield of wheat (bushels per acre). Calculate the correlation coefficient, \( r \). | Rainfall (in inches), \( x \) | 11.9 | 10.2 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 20.2 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 17 | 17.4 | |-------------------------------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----|----|------| | Yield (bushels per acre), \( y \) | 53.5 | 49.2 | 61.8 | 62 | 85.4 | 52.2 | 34.9 | 79 | 81.8 | Options: - \( \circ \) 0.998 - \( \circ \) 0.981 - \( \circ \) 0.899 - \( \circ \) 0.900
Transcribed Image Text:Provide an appropriate response. In an area of the Midwest, records were kept on the relationship between the rainfall (in inches) and the yield of wheat (bushels per acre). Calculate the correlation coefficient, \( r \). | Rainfall (in inches), \( x \) | 11.9 | 10.2 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 20.2 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 17 | 17.4 | |-------------------------------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----|----|------| | Yield (bushels per acre), \( y \) | 53.5 | 49.2 | 61.8 | 62 | 85.4 | 52.2 | 34.9 | 79 | 81.8 | Options: - \( \circ \) 0.998 - \( \circ \) 0.981 - \( \circ \) 0.899 - \( \circ \) 0.900
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