The University of Delaware would like to describe the linear relationship between the grade point average (GPA)

and the starting monthly salary of a graduate who earned a business degree from the university. The following table shows the monthly starting salaries for eight graduates of the business school along with their corresponding GPAs:

Starting Salary ($) GPA Starting Salary ($) GPA 2,600 3.2 3,000 3.7 2,900 3.4 2,900 4.0 2,500 2.6 2,200 2.5 2,600 3.5 2,400 3.3 Determine the sample correlation coefficient between the starting salary and the GPA of a University of Delaware business graduate.

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