The following data on sale price size and landtobuilding rat
The following data on sale price, size, and land-to-building ratio for 10 large industrial properties appeared in a paper.
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(a) Calculate the value of the correlation coefficient between sale price and size. (Give the answer to three decimal places.)
 r=
(b) Calculate the value of the correlation coefficient between sale price and land-to-building ratio. (Give the answer to three decimal places.)
 r =
| Property | Sale Price (millions of dollars) | Size (thousands of sq. ft.) | Land-to- Building Ratio | 
| 1 | 10.7 | 2166 | 2.1 | 
| 2 | 2.6 | 751 | 3.4 | 
| 3 | 30.6 | 2423 | 3.7 | 
| 4 | 1.9 | 223 | 4.8 | 
| 5 | 20.0 | 3917 | 1.7 | 
| 6 | 7.9 | 2865 | 2.2 | 
| 7 | 10.1 | 1699 | 3.0 | 
| 8 | 6.6 | 1046 | 4.9 | 
| 9 | 5.7 | 1108 | 7.5 | 
| 10 | 4.4 | 405 | 17.2 | 
Solution
For calculations in Part (a) and (b) Ms-Excel function CORREL is used.
(a)
r = 0.699
(b)
r = -0.330
(d) you have to provide part (c). Since part (d) is linked to part(c).

