why is the proper analysis a Pearson correlation?

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In a study looking at undergraduate students' perceptions of sense of community at their university, a researcher hypothesizes that the farther away students live from campus (in miles), the less they feel they are part of the university community. The researcher collected data for the following two variables - miles from campus and part of community (continuous rating scale from 1-10 of how much they felt part of the university community