Square footage and home price in Broward County, Florida. The following table contains the square footage and price of a sample of homes in Broward County, Florida. Use this data for Exercises 1–17.

Home Square feet Price
1 1500 $156,250
2 2000 $225,000
3 2000 $325,000
4 2500 $412,500
5 2500 $275,000
6 3000 $525,000
7 3000 $625,000
8 3500 $756,250

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5. Interpret the value for .

4.99.5

This value of is very close to the maximum value . We would therefore say that price and square feet are positively correlated. As square feet increases, price also tends to increase.