Here is a bivariate data set.
Is the Pearson correlation coefficient an appropriate measure of the strength of a linear relationship for this data set?
Hint: You probaly want to explore the data to determine any patterns or trends.
| x | y |
|---|---|
| -346 | -421 |
| 17 | -447 |
| -291 | -388 |
| 143 | -364 |
| -383 | -326 |
| 225 | -309 |
| -123 | -450 |
| 376 | 166 |
| -114 | -348 |
| -464 | -436 |
| -205 | -378 |
| -253 | -435 |
| -465 | -397 |
| -186 | -401 |
| 297 | -174 |
| 401 | 360 |
| 133 | -366 |
| -257 | -376 |
| -312 | -385 |
| -387 | -382 |
| 18 | -417 |
| -287 | -444 |
| 261 | -211 |
| 254 | -211 |
| -184 | -398 |
| 143 | -435 |
| -205 | -375 |
| -125 | -426 |
| 417 | 450 |
| -14 | -353 |
| 221 | -287 |
| 193 | -306 |
| -235 | -355 |
| 167 | -351 |
| -266 | -402 |
| -233 | -396 |
| -241 | -340 |
Is the Pearson correlation coefficient an appropriate measure of the strength of a linear relationship for this data set?
Hint: You probaly want to explore the data to determine any patterns or trends.