The percent of female wage and salary workers who are paid hourly rates is given below for the years XXXXXXXXXX. Year Percent of workers paid hourly rates 1979 61.2 1980 60.7 1981 61.3 1982 61.3 1983...

The percent of female wage and salary workers who are paid hourly rates is given below for the years 1979-1992.

a.  Calculate the least squares (best-fit) line. Put the equation in the form of:  y = a + bx

b. Find the correlation coefficient. Is it significant?

c. Based on the above data, is there a linear relationship between the year and the percent of female wage and salary earners who are paid hourly rates?

d. Are there any outliers in the above data?