For the Data Below, Determine the Value of the Linear $\mathrm { r }$

Multiple Choice

For the data below, determine the value of the linear correlation coefficient $\mathrm { r }$ between $\mathrm { y }$ and $\mathrm { x } ^ { 2 }$ .
$$\begin{array} { c | c c c c c } \mathrm { x } & 1.2 & 2.7 & 4.4 & 6.6 & 9.5 \\\hline \mathrm { y } & 1.6 & 4.7 & 9.9 & 24.5 & 39.0\end{array}$$

A) $0.873$
B) $0.990$
C) $0.985$
D) $0.913$