For the Data Below, Determine the Value of the Linear $r$

Multiple Choice

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

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