What is the correlation coefficient with the outlier? rw =  [Round your answer to three decimal places.] What is the correlation coefficient without the outlier? rwo =  [Round your answer to three decimal places.] Would inclusion of the outlier change the evidence for or against a linear correlation? Yes. Including the outlier changes the evidence regarding a linear correlation. No. Including the outlier does not change the evidence regarding a linear correlation.

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The following bivariate data set contains an outlier.

x y
47.6 -450.2
49.6 3875.1
50.7 810.4
45 2185.1
43.7 -2798.3
49.4 2559.2
47.1 -2470.1
54.7 -529.3
50.7 -782.7
70.6 1759.5
52 -300.9
50.4 -2081.5
46.7 584.2
48.3 -1207.1
151.3 -22818.5



What is the correlation coefficient with the outlier?
rw =  [Round your answer to three decimal places.]


What is the correlation coefficient without the outlier?
rwo =  [Round your answer to three decimal places.]

Would inclusion of the outlier change the evidence for or against a linear correlation?

  • Yes. Including the outlier changes the evidence regarding a linear correlation.
  • No. Including the outlier does not change the evidence regarding a linear correlation.



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