A researcher measures the following scores for a group of people. The X variable is the number of errors on a math test, and the Y variable is the person's level of satisfaction with his/her performance. (a) With such ratio scores, what should the researcher conclude about this relationship? (Hint: Compute something!) (b) How well will he be able to predict satisfaction scores using this relationship?
Participant. Errors X. Satisfaction Y
1. 9. 3
2. 8. 2
3. 4. 8
4. 6. 5
5. 7. 4
6. 10. 2
7. 5. 7