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QuestionFind the line of best fit for the data: $(x, y) = (1, 9.6), (2, 6.3), (3, 2.8), (4, 8.73), (5, 5.9), (6, 1.2)$ . Interpret the correlation coefficient.

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Calculate the correlation coefficient $r$ .
$r = -0.83$ The correlation coefficient is -0.83, which indicates a strong negative correlation. This means that as x increases, y tends to decrease.

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