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Calculate correlation and investigate a radiation outlier
The data show the intensity of radiation from a substance after time .
| 0.2 | 3 |
| 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 1.2 | 0.2 |
(i) Use a suitable diagram to explain why the product moment correlation coefficient between and is negative and not very close to .
(ii) By using the formula for , calculate the product moment correlation coefficient between and .
(iii) State the coordinates of a point in the diagram in (i) which does not seem to follow the linear trend. If it is removed, without any calculations, explain why is closer to .
CJC · Lecture · Example 2
For the formula, obtain all five sums from the same paired lists and use n=6.