The table below contains scores from six people on two different scales that measure attitudes towards reality TV shows. $\begin{array} { | c | c | }
\hline \begin{array} { c }
\text { Attitudes towards Watching RealityTV } \
\text { Scale }
\end{array} & \text { The General Reality TV Scale } \
\hline 3 & 2 \
\hline 7 & 5 \
\hline 4 & 3 \
\hline 1 & 1 \
\hline 8 & 7 \
\hline 6 & 7 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Based on intuition rather than computation, which of the following is the value of the correlation coefficient between the two scales?
A).1
B).92
C)9.0
D)-.92

Question

The table below contains scores from six people on two different scales that measure attitudes towards reality TV shows. $\begin{array} { | c | c | } 
\hline \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Attitudes towards Watching RealityTV } \
\text { Scale }
\end{array} & \text { The General Reality TV Scale } \
\hline 3 & 2 \
\hline 7 & 5 \
\hline 4 & 3 \
\hline 1 & 1 \
\hline 8 & 7 \
\hline 6 & 7 \
\hline
\end{array}$ Based on intuition rather than computation, which of the following is the value of the correlation coefficient between the two scales?
A).1
B).92
C)9.0
D)-.92

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correlation coefficient measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables. A value close to 1 indicates a strong positive correlation. Given the scores in the table, as one scale increases, the other scale also increases, suggesting a strong positive correlation. The option closest to 1, excluding the perfect correlation of 1, is .92, indicating a strong positive relationship without performing any calculations.

The Table Below Contains Scores from Six People on Two