The following data give X, the price charged for a particular item, and Y, the quantity of that item sold (in thousands):Price per Piece (X)       Hundreds of Pieces Sold (Y)$5                                                556                                                  537                                                  458                                                  409                                                  20a. Compute the covariance.b. Compute the correlation coefficient.

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The following data give X, the price charged for a particular item, and Y, the quantity of that item sold (in thousands):

Price per Piece (X)       Hundreds of Pieces Sold (Y)
$5                                                55
6                                                  53
7                                                  45
8                                                  40
9                                                  20

a. Compute the covariance.
b. Compute the correlation coefficient.

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