For science class, a student recorded the high and low temperatures, in Fahrenheit, over a ten day period in September. The data is shown in the table.

Low Temperature, x 26 28 30 32 34 35 37 38 41 45
High Temperature, y 49 50 57 54 60 58 64 66 63 72
A) What is the correlation for a linear model of this data? Round to the nearest hundredth.

r =

B) Ten high and low temperatures in October are recorded and have a correlation coefficient of 0.89. In which month is there a stronger correlation between the high and low temperatures? Explain your answer.

Question

For science class, a student recorded the high and low temperatures, in Fahrenheit, over a ten day period in September. The data is shown in the table.

Low Temperature, x	26	28	30	32	34	35	37	38	41	45
High Temperature, y	49	50	57	54	60	58	64	66	63	72
A) What is the correlation for a linear model of this data? Round to the nearest hundredth.

r =

B) Ten high and low temperatures in October are recorded and have a correlation coefficient of 0.89. In which month is there a stronger correlation between the high and low temperatures? Explain your answer.