Listed below are annual sunspot numbers paired with annual high values of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). Sunspot numbers are measures of dark spots on the sun, and the DJIA is an index that measures the value of select stocks. The data are from recent and consecutive years. Use a 0.05 significance level to test for a linear correlation between values of the DJIA and sunspot numbers. Is the result surprising?

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Sunspot 4531 46 31 50 48 5638 65 51 DJIA 10,941 12,464 14,198 13,279 10,580 11,625 12,929 13,589 16,577 18,054