// force a positive value by effectively rounding up to MIN_VALUE.
    double productOfSumsOfSquaresOfDeltas =
        ensurePositive(xSumOfSquaresOfDeltas * ySumOfSquaresOfDeltas);
    return ensureInUnitRange(sumOfProductsOfDeltas / Math.sqrt(productOfSumsOfSquaresOfDeltas));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a linear transformation giving the best fit to the data according to <a