The consumption function captures one of the key relationships in economics. It expresses consumption as a function of disposal income, where disposable income is income after taxes. The attached file “Regression–Dataset1” shows data of average US annual consumption (in $) and disposable income (in $) for the years 2000 to 2016. a)what is the Pearson correlation value between income and consumption? Select one: a. 0.791 b. 0.109 c. None of the above d. 0.978

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The consumption function captures one of the key relationships in economics. It expresses consumption as a function of disposal income, where disposable income is income after taxes. The attached file “Regression–Dataset1” shows data of average US annual consumption (in $) and disposable income (in $) for the years 2000 to 2016. 

a)what is the Pearson correlation value between income and consumption? 
Select one:
a. 0.791
b. 0.109
c. None of the above
d. 0.978
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