Is it possible for a number to be a rational number that is not an integer but ia a whole numbers

17. a researcher measures three variables, x, y, and z for each individual in a sample of n = 20. the pearson correlations for this sample are rxy = 0.6, rxz = 0.4, and ryz = 0.7. a. find the partial correlation between x and y, holding z constant. b. find the partial correlation between x and z, holding y constant. (hint: simply switch the labels for the variables y and z to correspond with the labels in the equation.) gravetter, frederick j. statistics for the behavioral sciences (p. 526). cengage learning. kindle edition.

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Using inductive reasoning, what are the next two number in this set? 2,3/2,4/3,5/4,