Concerns over climate change, pollution, and a growing population has led to the formation of social action groups focused on environmental policies nationally and around the globe. A large number of these groups are funded through donor support. Based on the following eight countries, examine the data to determine the extent of the relationship between simply being concerned about the environment and actually giving money to environmental groups.

1. Construct a scatterplot of the two variables, placing percentage concerned about the environment on the horizontal or X-axis and the percentage donating money to environmental groups on the vertical or Y-axis.

2. Does the relationship between the two variables seem linear? Describe the relationship.

3. Find the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient that measures the association between the two variables and offer an interpretation.

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Country Percentage Concerned Percentage Donating Money United States 33.8 22.8 Austria 35.5 27.8 The Netherlands 30.1 44.8 Slovenia 50.3 10.7 Russia 29.0 1.6 Philippines 50.1 6.8 Spain 35.9 7.4 Denmark 27.2 22.3