The Table Below Shows the Civilian Unemployment Rate (%) and the Growth

Multiple Choice

The table below shows the civilian unemployment rate (%) and the growth rate of GDP (%) in the United States from 2009 to 2012 (Economic Report of the President) .Treating the data as a sample, compute the correlation coefficient of the two sets of values.

A) -0.58
B) -0.52
C) -0.31
D) 0.03
E) 0.25