Here is a scatter plot for a set of bivariate data. [Graphs generated by this script: width="300";height="300";xmin=-5;xmax=5;ymin=-5;ymax=5;axes(1,1);marker="dot"; line([-1.19,-3.3042525583901],[-1.19,-3.3042525583901]); line([-0.4,-4.059320374088],[-0.4,-4.059320374088]); line([0.42,-2.8781520834353],[0.42,-2.8781520834353]); line([-1.14,-3.5673750183617],[-1.14,-3.5673750183617]); line([-4.74,4.5],[-4.74,4.5]); line([-4.21,2.9783699750282],[-4.21,2.9783699750282]); line([4.12,1.8216961269157],[4.12,1.8216961269157]); line([4.11,2.0852592665132],[4.11,2.0852592665132]); line([-0.6,-4.5],[-0.6,-4.5]); line([-1.85,-2.6408828281839],[-1.85,-2.6408828281839]); line([3.69,1.0290970964109],[3.69,1.0290970964109]); line([4.55,3.4111173676737],[4.55,3.4111173676737]); line([2.43,-1.5089237624247],[2.43,-1.5089237624247]); line([0.72,-3.927704059149],[0.72,-3.927704059149]); line([3.61,1.769438867943],[3.61,1.769438867943]); line([2.44,-1.7848259315478],[2.44,-1.7848259315478]); line([-0.94,-3.4998041423885],[-0.94,-3.4998041423885]); line([-4.62,3.3530578269598],[-4.62,3.3530578269598]); line([2.34,-0.19764481222152],[2.34,-0.19764481222152]); line([4.38,3.8084267737355],[4.38,3.8084267737355]); line([1.63,-2.9220364295157],[1.63,-2.9220364295157]); line([-0.83,-3.4244112030554],[-0.83,-3.4244112030554]); line([4.69,3.7392767957695],[4.69,3.7392767957695]); line([3.33,0.61515203447094],[3.33,0.61515203447094]); line([-2.18,-2.2259462370856],[-2.18,-2.2259462370856]); line([-4.27,4.3403638055134],[-4.27,4.3403638055134]); line([3.07,0.29786270381433],[3.07,0.29786270381433]); line([-1.49,-2.7152107917544],[-1.49,-2.7152107917544]); line([-1.91,-2.1173554326005],[-1.91,-2.1173554326005]); line([2.1,-2.0579004064045],[2.1,-2.0579004064045]); line([2.12,-1.8800127307447],[2.12,-1.8800127307447]); line([-0.71,-2.3171301963473],[-0.71,-2.3171301963473]); line([-3.89,0.33723008372913],[-3.89,0.33723008372913]); line([-0.41,-2.9546467218332],[-0.41,-2.9546467218332]); line([3.11,0.38864270675219],[3.11,0.38864270675219]); line([-2.33,-2.7119791411644],[-2.33,-2.7119791411644]); line([-1.71,-2.60357195319],[-1.71,-2.60357195319]);] Is the Pearson correlation coefficient an appropriate measure of the strength of a linear relationship for this data set?yes no