PEARSON R: COMPUTATIONS

RIDDLE:

At the dining room table, the mother said, “Stop reaching. Haven't you got a tongue?" What did the son say in return?

Directions: 

To find the answer to the riddle, write the answers to the problems on the lines. The word in the solution section beside the answer to the first problem is the first word in the answer to the riddle, the word beside the answer to the second problem is the second word, and so on. Round your answers to three decimal places.

What is the value of the Pearson r for X and Y?

What is the value of the Pearson r for A and B?

What is the value of the Pearson r for C and D?

What is the value of the Pearson r for E and F?

What is the value of the Pearson r for G and H?

What is the value of the Pearson r for I and J?

SOLUTION SECTION:

1.00 (PLEASE)        -0.778 (ARE)        0.10 (MANNERS)        0.897 (YES)

0.78 (PASS)            -0.24 (LEGS)        -0.041 (ARMS)             -1.00 (TABLE)

-0.87 (FATHER)      -0.898 (BUT)        -0.95 (IS)                      -0.11 (FEET)

0.00 (LONGER)      0.872 (MY)           - 25 (FOOD)                 0.50 (DINNER)

Write the answer to the riddle here, putting one word on each line.