Final answer:
Enter =CORREL(C:C, D:D) in cell F22 to calculate the correlation between age and race time, which uses the Pearson correlation coefficient to determine the linear relationship between the two data sets.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the correlation between age (columns C) and race time (column D), you should enter the CORREL function in cell F22. The correct function to use would be =CORREL(C:C, D:D). This function computes the Pearson correlation coefficient, which indicates the degree of linear relationship between two sets of data.
The correlation coefficient is denoted by r, and its values range from -1 to 1. A value close to 1 signifies a strong positive linear relationship, a value close to -1 indicates a strong negative linear relationship, and values near zero indicate little to no linear relationship. It's important to note that excessively large ranges, as implied by using a full column reference (like C:C), may include empty or irrelevant cells which could affect the result or cause an error, so it's usually better to reference only the relevant range of cells containing data.