A researcher wants to determine if the number of years of education for a parent correlates with the number of years of education for their child. The table shows the number of years of education of the parent and the number of years of education of their child for a random sample of 7. Years of Education of Parent 13 9 12 10 12 10 12 Years of Educations of their Child 15 11 10 16 17 12 17   Calculate the correlation coefficient for these two variables.  0.1496  0.3867  0.1923  0.3914

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A researcher wants to determine if the number of years of education for a parent correlates with the number of years of education for their child. The table shows the number of years of education of the parent and the number of years of education of their child for a random sample of 7.

Years of Education

of Parent

13 9 12 10 12 10 12

Years of Educations

of their Child

15 11 10 16 17 12 17

 

Calculate the correlation coefficient for these two variables.

 0.1496
 0.3867
 0.1923
 0.3914
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