Chapter 15, Problem 13P

The researchers cited in the previous problem also examined the weight/salary relationship for men and found a positive relationship, suggesting that we have very different standards for men than for women (Judge & Cable, 2010). The following are data similar to those obtained for a sample of male professionals. Again, weight relative to height is coded in five categories from 1 = thinnest to 5 = heaviest. Income is recorded as thousands earned annually.

a. Calculate the Pearson correlation for these data.

b. Is the correlation statistically significant? Use a two-tailed test with $\alpha =.05$ .

Weight (X)	Income (Y)
4	115
5	88
3	52
2	73
1	49
3	92
1	56
5	143