Do creative people make better teachers? Ten teachers at a large university were given a creativity test (scores range from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating greater creativity) and were evaluated regarding teaching performance by students and peers (a score of 100 indicates an average performance, and larger scores indicate better performance). The creativity scores and teaching performance scores are given below.
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$$\begin{array} { | l | l | }
\hline \text { Creativity score } & \text { Performance score } \
\hline 9 & 93 \
\hline 7 & 89 \
\hline 8 & 95 \
\hline 13 & 101 \
\hline 10 & 102 \
\hline 10 & 96 \
\hline 9 & 95 \
\hline 18 & 111 \
\hline 10 & 103 \
\hline 14 & 107 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ If we were to accidentally switch the explanatory and response variables, how would this switch affect the correlation coefficient?

Question

Do creative people make better teachers? Ten teachers at a large university were given a creativity test (scores range from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating greater creativity) and were evaluated regarding teaching performance by students and peers (a score of 100 indicates an average performance, and larger scores indicate better performance). The creativity scores and teaching performance scores are given below.
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$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Creativity score } & \text { Performance score } \
\hline 9 & 93 \
\hline 7 & 89 \
\hline 8 & 95 \
\hline 13 & 101 \
\hline 10 & 102 \
\hline 10 & 96 \
\hline 9 & 95 \
\hline 18 & 111 \
\hline 10 & 103 \
\hline 14 & 107 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ If we were to accidentally switch the explanatory and response variables, how would this switch affect the correlation coefficient?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correlation coefficient is a measure of the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables, and it does not change when the explanatory and response variables are switched.

Do Creative People Make Better Teachers? Ten Teachers at a Large