Question: 44. Ontario migration 2015 Below are data showing the net interprovincial migration each year for Ontario (number arriving minus number leaving): a) Calculate the correlation
44. Ontario migration 2015 Below are data showing the net interprovincial migration each year for Ontario (number arriving minus number leaving):

a) Calculate the correlation between Ontario net migration and year.
b) A reporter claimed that the low correlation between year and migration shows that Ontario migration has remained fairly steady over this period of time. Do you agree with this interpretation? Explain.
Year Ontario Net Migration Year Ontario Net Migration Year Ontario Net Migration 1979 -4325 1992 -11 045 2005 -11 172 1980 -22 362 1993 -14 189 2006 -17 501 1981 -33 247 1994 -9 420 2007 -20 047 1982 -5665 1995 -2 841 2008 -14 750 1983 23585 1996 -2822 2009 -15 601 1984 35 400 1997 1977 2010 -4662 1985 33 885 1998 9231 2011 -4007 1986 33 562 1999 16 706 2012 -10 611 1987 42 601 2000 22 369 2013 -13 901 1988 35 215 2001 18 623 2014 -14 565 1989 9739 2002 5 354 2015 -8763 1990 -5961 2003 637 1991 -11627 2004 -6935 Source: Adapted from Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004, March 31, 2013
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