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In the calculation of the correlation coefficient between the height and weight of a group of students of a college, one investigator took the measurements in inches and pounds while the other investigator took the measurements in cm. and kg. Will they get the same value of the correlation coefficient or different values? Justify your answer.
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Two series of x and y with 50 items each have standard deviations of 4.8 and 3.5 respectively. If the sum of products of deviations of x and y series from respective arithmetic means is 420, then find the correlation coefficient between x and y.
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Find correlation coefficient between $\mathrm{x}$ andy series for the following data:
$
\mathrm{n}=15, \bar{x}=25, \bar{y}=18, \sigma_{\mathrm{x}}=3.01, \sigma_{\mathrm{y}}=3.03, \sum\left(x_{\mathrm{i}}-\bar{x}\right)\left(y_{\mathrm{i}}-\bar{y}\right)=122
$
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If the correlation coefficient between $X$ and $Y$ is 0.8 , what is the correlation coefficient between
(i) $2 X$ and $Y$
(ii) $\frac{X}{2}$ and $Y$
(iii) $X$ and $3 Y$
(iv) $X-5$ and $Y-3$
(v) $X+7$ and $Y+9$
(vi) $\frac{X-5}{7}$ and $\frac{Y-3}{8}$ ?
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A sample of 5 items is taken from the production of a firm. The length and weight of 5 items are given below. [Given: √0.8823 = 0.9393]

Length

3

4

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7

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Weight(gm.)

9

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14

15

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Calculate the correlation coefficient between length and weight and interpret the result.

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