The following bivariate data set contains an outlier.

x y

41.5 64.2

38.6 -481.8

45.6 447.6

36.8 663.3

35.9 -517.3

36.9 -639.8

39.6 -35.1

32.2 1170.9

37.1 -91

35.5 265.1

36.1 -323

31.2 273.7

35.3 -135.7

39.1 245.3

88.8 6603

What is the correlation coefficient with the outlier?

r_w

=

What is the correlation coefficient without the outlier?

r_wo

=

Would inclusion of the outlier change the evidence for or against a significant linear correlation?

__No. Including the outlier does not change the evidence regarding a linear correlation.

__Yes. Including the outlier changes the evidence regarding a linear correlation.