CPM Homework Help : GB8I Problem 4-86

A human resources manager recorded the experience and hourly wage for a sample of 10 technology workers.

Experience (years)	$1$	$2$	$3$	$4$	$5$	$6$	$7$	$8$	$9$	$10$
Hourly Wage ($)	$12.00$	$13.25$	$14.00$	$16.00$	$17.00$	$18.00$	$19.50$	$21.00$	$22.00$	$23.25$

Sketch a scatterplot showing the association between the wage and the years of experience. Describe the association.

Hint (a):
Create a scatterplot with the $x$ -axis labeled "Experience (years)" and the y-axis labeled "Hourly Wage ($)."
Answer (a):
See . Remember to describe the association.

Hint (c):
Remember that the correlation coefficient, $r$ , is a measure of how much or how little the data is scattered around the LSRL.

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