Use the Following Information for Following Questions

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for following questions .
The scatterplot shows the relationship between the foot lengths and foot widths of children. The
coefficient of determination was found to be 41.09%.
-If we converted the x-axis to inches, instead of centimeters, what would happen to the value of the correlation coefficient?

A) The correlation coefficient would increase because we there are 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch.
B) The correlation coefficient would decrease because we there are 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch.
C) The correlation coefficient would be unchanged because it is not affected by changes in units.
D) We cannot make any conclusions about the correlation coefficient because we would need to use the new data values (with inches) to calculate it.