Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 10 - Correlation and Regression - 10-2 Correlation - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 510: 1

Answer

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Work Step by Step

In this problem $r$ is the linear correlation coefficient for the sample. On the other hand, $\rho$ is the linear coefficient for the population data. The linear coefficient is expected to be close to 0 since we do not expect there to be a correlation between sunspot numbers and the Dow Jones industrial average.
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