The following shows the correlation between the length of a persons handspan and how many jolly ranchers they can pick up with o
ne hand. Which of the following correlation coefficients is closest to the correlation coefficient of the linear fit of the data shown below, to the nearest hundredth? PLEASE HELPPP!!!
The best choice from the ones viewable in your picture is B) 1.
With that being said, 1 is used to indicate a perfect fit, which there is not one for this plot. However, 0 would not be correct either, as 0 implies no correlation. We can see from the graph that there is a correlation.
-0.95 would not work either, as the line appears to trend upward; a negative correlation coefficient indicates it trends down.
