Question

Help... A store owner collected data about the number of customers who came to the store in a day, y, for several days compared to the high temperature for that day, x. He found that the correlation coefficient was −0.76.

Answer 1

strong, negative;

decreased

Explanation:

A correlation coefficient that is close to 1, shows a strong association.

If the correlation coefficient is negative, it implies a negative association, meaning as one variable increases, the other decreases.

A positive correlation coefficient shows a positive association between two variables. This implies that as one variable increases, the other increases, or as one decreases, the other decreases as well.

In the case given, we are given that the correlation coefficient obtained is -0.76. This therefore shows a negative association. Also, the value is closer to 1.

This implies that there is a STRONG, NEGATIVE association association between x and y. This is because as the temperature (x) of the day increases across days, the number of customers who patronized the store DECREASED.