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30         26           0              0             0              0              0

                   34         28           4              2            16              4              8
                   37         30           7              4            49             16             28
                  n=6                       = −8          = −13         = 190          = 145            = 161
                                                                       2
                                                                                      2
                                             
                                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                         
                                                                                                         

                                                                                 −              
                                                                                          
                                                                                 
                                                          =
                                                                     2
                                                                                 2
                                                                                           2
                                                                     − (     )          − (     )       2
                                                                                             
                                                                                 
                                                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                  6×161−(−8)×(−13)
                                                       =
                                                                         2
                                                             6×190−(−8)  6×145−(−13)     2
                                                                  966−104
                                                       =
                                                             1140−64 870−169
                                                                862
                                                       =
                                                             1076 701
                                                               862
                                                        =
                                                              754276
                                                               862
                                                        =           = 0.992
                                                             868.490
                       There exists a very high degree of positive correlation between x and y.

               Step Deviation Method

               Coefficient of correlation is calculated using the following

               formula
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