In: Statistics and Probability
Pick any two variables that you feel may be related and estimate
what you think the strength of the correlation coefficient would be
for those two variables. In your response, estimate the value of r.
For example, specify a strong (.7 to .9), medium (.4 to .6), or low
(0 to .3) value for r. The value of the coefficient can be positive
or negative. For example, consider an increase in police patrols in
a neighborhood and the number of burglaries that occur in that
neighborhood. I would say that would be a strong inverse
relationship with an R-value of -0.8; as one (patrols) increases,
the other (burglary rate) goes down. Describe the factors that you
think would contribute to why the variables would have the
relationship that you estimate it to be.