The table below shows the prices of 8 single handset cordless phones along with their overall score

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The table below shows the prices of 8 single handset cordless phones along with their overall score (on a scale of 0€“100) in a consumer rating survey presented by Consumer Reports.

Brand and Model Price Overall Score $25 Uniden EXI 4246 77 AT&T E2116 30 74 Panasonic KX-TG5621S 50 74 GE 27831GE1 20 73


a. Calculate the correlation coefficient r between price and overall score. How would you describe the relationship between price and overall score?

b. Use the applet called Correlation and the Scatterplot to plot the eight data points. What is the correlation coefficient shown on the applet? Compare with the value you calculated in part a.

c. Describe the pattern that you see in the scatterplot. What unexpected relationship do you see in the data?

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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9780495389538

13th Edition

Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, Barbara M. Beaver

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