In looking at your data, you notice that there are at least 3 outliers.What effect do outliers have on conclusions based on the Pearson Product-Moment correlation coefficient?
Outliers do not have any effect on the interpretation of the relationship between X and Y.
It makes the relationship between the 2 variables (X and Y) curvilinear and positive.
It makes the relationship between X and Y (i.e., the correlation coefficient- r) seem larger than it actually is.
It may lead to false conclusions about the presence/absence of relationship between X and Y.
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