Suppose you were interested in conducting a study examining…

Suppose you were interested in conducting a study examining how ratings of similarity between oneself and another person were related to how attracted one is to the other person. You conduct this study by giving participants a description of a person named “Sarah.” Participants are asked to read the description and then rate on a scale from 1 to 10 how similar Sarah is to themselves (X). You also ask each participant to rate on a scale from 1 to 20 how likeable they think Sarah is (Y). The data from five participants is presented below. Individual X Y 1 6 19 2 10 16 3 8 11 4 5 10 5 2 14 What is the correlation coefficient between similarity (X) and likability (Y)? **Report your answer to 4 decimal places.

At the conclusion of “The Story of an Hour,” the doctors sta…

At the conclusion of “The Story of an Hour,” the doctors state that Louise Mallard “died of heart disease–of joy that kills.” This concluding statement is an example of dramatic irony. Why? Fully explain your answer. [NOTE: I am asking you about the doctors’ statement specifically, and why it represents dramatic irony.]