Answer
The pattern appears to be linear. There appears to be a slightly negative correlation.
r = -.256
R is not a helpful indicator of this relationship.
Work Step by Step
The correlation was calculated in Microsoft Excel.
The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition
by Moore, David S.; Notz, William I.; Fligner, Michael A.
Published by
W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10:
146414253X
ISBN 13:
978-1-46414-253-6
Chapter 4 - Scatterplots and Correlation - Chapter 4 Exercises - Page 122: 4.32b
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