(b) Use a calculator to verify that x = 5814, x² = 5,637,962, y = 571, y² = 65,231 and xy = 546,769.

Compute r. (Round to 3 decimal places.)

As x increases, does the value of r imply that y should tend to increase or decrease? Explain your answer.

Given our value of r, y should tend to increase as x increases.

Given our value of r, y should tend to decrease as x increases.

Given our value of r, we can not draw any conclusions for the behavior of y as x increases.

Given our value of r, y should tend to remain constant as x increases.