An urban sociologist interested in neighborliness collected data for a sample of 10 adults on (X) how many years they have lived in their neighborhood and (Y) how many of their neighbors they regard as friends. Compute a Pearson’s correlation coefficient for these data and determine whether the correlation is significant.
X Y
1………………. 1
5………………. 4
6………………. 2
1………………. 3
8………………. 5
2………………. 1
5………………. 2
9………………. 6
4………………. 7
2………………. 0