In: Statistics and Probability
Let x be the average number of employees in a group health insurance plan, and let y be the average administrative cost as a percentage of claims. Suppose a random sample of employees gave the following information. x 2 8 14 32 73 y 50 45 35 28 16 Given that the value of r is -0.949, should y increase as x increases, does the value of r imply that y should tend to increase, decrease, or remain the same? Explain.