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Correlation

Question
CBSEENST11024534

Calculate Karl Pearson’s correlation co-effcient.

Income (lakh Rs.)

23

27

28

29

30

31

33

35

36

39

Expenditure (lakh Rs.)

18

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

32

Solution

Income X

dX (X – A)

dX2

Expenditure Y

dY (Y – A)

dY2

dXdY

23

–8

64

18

–7

49

56

27

–4

16

22

–3

9

12

28

–3

9

23

–2

4

6

29

–2

4

24

–1

1

2

30

–1

1

25

0

0

0

31

0

0

26

1

1

0

33

2

4

28

3

9

6

35

4

16

29

4

16

16

36

5

25

30

5

25

25

39

8

64

32

7

49

56

N = 10 AM = 31

ΣdX = 1

dX2 = 203

N = 10 A = 25

ΣdY = 7

ΣdY2 = 163

ΣdXdY = 179