A random sample of scoring leaders from the NHL showed the following numbers of assists and total points. Based on these data, can it be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the two?

Perform the following steps.
a. Draw the scatter plot for the variables.
b. Compute the value of the correlation coefficient.
c. State the hypotheses.
d. Test the significance of the correlation coefficient at α = 0.05, using Table I.
e. Give a brief explanation of the type of relationship.

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Assists 26 29 32 34 36 37 40 Total points48 68 66 9 76 6784