The following table shows the magnitude of earthquakes on the Richter scale, x, and the corresponding depth of the earthquakes (in kilometers) below the surface at the epicenter of the earthquake. Find the correlation coefficient of the following pairs of data: x = earthquake magnitude 2.9 4.2 3.3 4.5 2.6 3.2 3.4 y = depth of earthquake (in km) 5 10 11.2 10 7.9 3.9 5.5
A. 0.425 B. 0.491 C. 0.511 D. 0.526