If precisely measured data are available the simple correlation coefficient is:

• More accurate than rank correlation coefficient

   

•  Less accurate than rank correlation coefficient

• As accurate as the rank correlation coefficient

When is rank correlation more precise than simple correlation coefficient?

Does zero correlation mean independenc?

Can simple correlation coefficient measure any type of relationship?

Collect the price of five vegetables from your local market everyday for a week. Calculate their correlation coefficient. Interpret the result.

List some variables where accurate measurement is difficult.

Interpret the values of r as 1, –1 and 0.

Why does rank correlation coefficient differ from Personian correlation co-efficient?

Measure the height of your classmates. Ask them the height of their benchmate:Calculate the correlation coefficient of these two variables. Interpret the result

Calculate Karl Pearson’s correlation co-efficient bv the assumed mean method.

Calculate the correlation co-efficient between the heights of fathers in inches (X) and their son (Y)