Find the correlation coefficient, r, of the data described below.
beth works with a property developer building houses close to the coastline in
italy. her boss thinks that demand for the houses will be based primarily on their
size. beth wants to show her boss that proximity to the ocean is also a big factor
to consider
so, she looks at several houses of the same size in the area. she records the
distance of each house from the ocean (in kilometers), x. she also notes the
number of people who offered to buy each house, y, when it was last put up for
sale.
kilometers from ocean offers
15
10
10
12
10
11
13
round your answer to the nearest thousandth.