3. Find the correlation between the two following variables: the number of engineering doctorates awarded and the per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese. Year (x) Engineering Doctorates Awarded (y) Per Capital Consumption of Mozzarella Cheese 2000 480 9.4 2001 501 9.7 2002 540 9.7 2003 552 10.1 2004 547 10.5 a. 0.790 b. 0.959 c. 0.991 d. 0.852

4. What is the strength of the correlation between the number of engineering doctorates awarded and the per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese? a. Low b. Moderate c. High

5. Complete the following statement: "As the total number of engineering doctorates awarded increases, the per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese _________." a. Decreased (it's a negative correlation) b. Positive (it's a positive correlation)

6. What type of relationship, positive or negative, is portrayed in the following sentence? As the number of evictions in a neighborhood begins to decrease, crime also decreases. a. Positive b. Negative