In: Statistics and Probability
Income ($ thousands) |
Savings ($ thousands) |
50 |
10 |
51 |
11 |
52 |
13 |
55 |
14 |
56 |
15 |
58 |
15 |
60 |
16 |
62 |
16 |
64 |
17 |
67 |
17 |
Here, we have to obtain the Correlation Coefficient for the given data on Income and Savings.
The detailed procedure to answer the given question is as given in the images below:-
Hence, the Correlation Coefficient, r = 0.9306
Description:- Here, the Correlation Coefficient between Income and Savings is r= 0.9306 , which implies a very strong positive correlation between the two variables.
It means that , both the variables move in the same direction. i.e. either both increase or decrease together.
b.
The Scatterplot for Income and Savings is as follows:-
The Scatterplot shows an increasing nature i.e. if Income increases, the savings also increase.
Hence, the Scatterplot gives us an idea that the correlation between the two variables should be Positive.
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