For the accompanying data set, draw a scatter diagram of the data.

x	2	6	6	7	9
y	3	2	6	9	5

B. by hand compute the correlation coefficient. r = _____ 

C. Fill in the blanks: Because the correlation coefficient is (positive or negative) and the absolute value of the correlation coefficient, ____, is (greater or not greater) than the critical value for this data set,___, (no, a positive, or a negative) linear relation exists between x and y. 

Critical values for the correlation coefficient table

n
3	0.997
4	0.950
5	0.878
6	0.811
7	0.754
8	0.707
9	0.666
10	0.632
11	0.602
12	0.576
13	0.553
14	0.532
15	0.514
16	0.497
17	0.482
18	0.468
19	0.456
20	0.444
21	0.433
22	0.423
23	0.413
24	0.404
25	0.396
26	0.388
27	0.381
28	0.374
29	0.367
30	0.361