Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 2 Linear Equations and Functions - 2.6 Draw Scatter Plots and Best-Fitting Lines - Guided Practice for Examples 1 and 2 - Page 114: 2

Answer

-1

Work Step by Step

The data follow a negative correlation, for the slope of the best fit line would be negative. Since the best fit line could go through almost every data point, the value of the correlation coefficient is about -1.
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