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Interpreting the Value of r
The scatterplot shows the relationship between the Based on the correlation coefficient, complete the
amount of money in retirement accounts after x years of description of the relationship.
withdrawals.
The value of r indicates a
association between the number of years after starting
withdrawals and the amount of money in the retirement
account. This indicates that as a retiree gets older, the
amount of money in the retirement account
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Amount ($1,000s)
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400
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100
Retirement Accounts
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Time (Years)
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r=-0.85
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