Jordan models the data with the equation y=-1.5x + 121, where x represents the number of minutes spent watching television and y represents the number of minutes spent exercising
Jordan computed a correlation coefficient of -0.98 for the data. What does the coefficient mean in terms of the data he collected
Exercise vs. Television
100
.
80
..
60
Time Spent Exercising
(minutes)
40
20
0 20 40 60 80 100
Time Spent Watching Television
(minutes)
Oa
Oь
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Because -0.98 is negative, the correlation between the variables is weak.
Because -0.98 is negative, there is no correlation between the variables
Because -0.98 is close to -1, there is a positive correlation between the variables.
Because -0.98 is close to -1, there is a strong correlation between the variables.
Od