A Horticulturist Conducted an Experiment on 120 Thirty- Six Inch

question 24

Essay

A horticulturist conducted an experiment on 120 thirty- six inch flower boxes to see if the amount of plant food given to the flower boxes was associated with the number of blooms on the plants. The average amount of plant food given was 31.6 milliliters with a standard deviation of 2.2 milliliters. The average number of blooms was 10.5 with a standard deviation of 1.5. The correlation coefficient was 0.8891. Use the information to calculate the slope of the linear model that predicts the number of blooms from the amount of plant food given. Show your work and round to the nearest hundredth. Write a sentence explaining the meaning of the slope in this context.

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Definitions:

Cladogenesis

An evolutionary process leading to the branching off of a new species from a parent species, resulting in biological diversity.

Anagenesis

Evolutionary change within a single lineage over time, leading to the emergence of new species.

Bulky Body

Describes a physical build or structure that is large, heavy, and often muscular, typically meant to imply strength or power.

Surface Area

a measure of the total area that the surface of an object occupies, often relevant in fields like biology, chemistry, and geography.