The ages​ (in years) of 10 men and their systolic blood pressures​ (in millimeters of​ mercury) are shown in the attached data table with a sample correlation coefficient r of 0.920 Remove the data entry for the man who is 50

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The ages​ (in years) of 10 men and their systolic blood pressures​ (in millimeters of​ mercury) are shown in the attached data table with a sample correlation coefficient r of
0.920
Remove the data entry for the man who is
50
years old and has a systolic blood pressure of
198
millimeters of mercury from the data set and find the new correlation coefficient. Describe how this affects the correlation coefficient r. Use technology.
 
Age,_x Systolic_blood_pressure,_y
16 108
25 122
38 144
45 134
50 198
63 183
72 199
32 131
58 177
22 119
 
The new correlation coefficient r 
____
going from
0.920
to
____
​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)
 
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