The correlation between the price indices of animal feeding-stuffs and home-grown cats in a sample of 60 members is 0.68. Could the observed value have arisen: (a) from an uncorrelated population? (b) from a population in which true correlation was 0.8 ?

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2. The correlation between the price indices of animal
feeding-stuffs and home-grown cats in a sample of 60 members is 0.68.
Could the observed value have arisen:
(a) from an uncorrelated population?
(b) from a population in which true correlation was 0-8?
Transcribed Image Text:2. The correlation between the price indices of animal feeding-stuffs and home-grown cats in a sample of 60 members is 0.68. Could the observed value have arisen: (a) from an uncorrelated population? (b) from a population in which true correlation was 0-8?
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