A new high school special education teacher wonders if there really is a correlation between reading disabilities and attention disorders. She collects data from six of her students on their reading abilities (X) and their attention abilities (Y),with a higher core indicating greater ability for both variables. Compute a Pearson’s correlation coefficient for the following data and indicate whether the correlation is significant.
X Y
2……………………. 3
1……………………. 2
5……………………. 3
4……………………. 2
2……………………. 4
1……………………. 3