The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 4 - Scatterplots and Correlation - Chapter 4 Exercises - Page 124: 4.41a

Answer

Increase.

Work Step by Step

The point is in the continuation of the same linear pattern, thus it makes the linear association stronger, thus correlation will increase.
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