32. Use the table to find the sample correlation coefficients between salaries in

(a) government and universities

(b) private firms and universities.

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Median salaries for recent U.S. doctorate recipients (1-3 years after degree), by sector of employment: 1999 (Dollars) Private Tenure-track at four-year Other Ph.D. field Total noneducational Government institution Postdoc educational Total 48,800 68,000 55,000 43,400 30,000 33,000 Computer sciences 75,000 82,000 66,000 53,000 60,000 Engineering 66,700 70,000 65,000 56,300 38,000 55,000 Life sciences 35,000 61,000 48,000 42,500 28,000 36,000 Mathematical 45,000 60,500 55,200 39,500 40,000 38,000 sciences Social sciences 45,000 53,000 52,400 40,000 30,500 35,000 Physical sciences 52,000 64,000 58,000 39,400 32,700 39,000 -Fewer than 50 cases. Source: National Science Foundation Division of Science Resources Statistics (NSF/SRS), Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 1999.