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Data & Statistics · Superchallenge problem

Five points have xx-coordinates 1,2,3,4,51, 2, 3, 4, 5, and their yy-coordinates are the numbers 1,2,3,4,51, 2, 3, 4, 5 in some order. If the points do not all lie on one line, what is the largest possible value of the correlation coefficient rr? Write your answer as a fraction.