Question

George
b. smith, president of forecasters inc., reported that the correlation coefficient between investment in the textile industry and the average temperature in minnesota during january is -0.60. does the sign of the correlation make sense to you? explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer: Yes, because negative correlation coefficient implies there is negative correlation between quantities.

Explanation:

Correlation is a term we use to define the strength and direction of relation ship between two variables.

Negative correlation coefficient means there is a negative correlation between the variables , that is if one increases the other decreases.

Here, variables are : " investment in the textile"  and "average temperature in Minnesota during January "

So -0.60 defines that there is negative correlation between the investment in the textile and the average temperature in Minnesota during January.