The store manager of a business that sells jackets is curious if the weather temperature (in degrees Celsius) per day is related to the daily sales (in pesos) earned by the store. He took some random samples and recorded the temperatures and sales for the selected days, which can be found in the next slide. Calculate the correlation coefficient and interpret the result.

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The store manager of a business that sells jackets is curious if the weather temperature (in degrees Celsius) per day is related to the daily sales (in pesos) earned by the store. He took some random samples and recorded the temperatures and sales for the selected days, which can be found in the next slide. Calculate the correlation coefficient and interpret the result.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Day
1
3
4.
6.
7
8
Temp.
35.41
39.94
36.65
35.8
35.57
34.78
33.51
41.02
34.25
Sales
4,671
4,230
4,022
5,016
3,133
4,976
5,368
4,078
5,154
Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Temp.
36.71
33.27
35.37
37.12
35.83
36.14
34.51
41.18
35.98
Sales
4,597
5,411
5,017
4,250
4,854
4,713
5,249
3,970
4,019
Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Temp.
36.21
35.04
34.15
37.28
36.84
35.49
37.56
Sales
4,685
5,002
5,360
4,540
4,671
5,125
4,410
61
Transcribed Image Text:Day 1 3 4. 6. 7 8 Temp. 35.41 39.94 36.65 35.8 35.57 34.78 33.51 41.02 34.25 Sales 4,671 4,230 4,022 5,016 3,133 4,976 5,368 4,078 5,154 Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Temp. 36.71 33.27 35.37 37.12 35.83 36.14 34.51 41.18 35.98 Sales 4,597 5,411 5,017 4,250 4,854 4,713 5,249 3,970 4,019 Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Temp. 36.21 35.04 34.15 37.28 36.84 35.49 37.56 Sales 4,685 5,002 5,360 4,540 4,671 5,125 4,410 61
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