Five observations taken for two variables follow. xi 6 11 15 21 27 yi 6 9 5 18 12 a. compute the sample covarinace  b. Compute the sample correlation coefficient. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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Five observations taken for two variables follow.
xi
6 11 15 21 27
yi
6 9 5 18 12

a. compute the sample covarinace 

b. Compute the sample correlation coefficient. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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