A Consumer Research Group Investigating the Relationship Between the Price

question 63

Essay

A consumer research group investigating the relationship between the price of meat
(per pound) and the fat content (grams) gathered data that produced the following
scatterplot.
A. Describe the association between the price of meat and fat content.
b. Estimate the correlation.
c. If the point in the lower left hand corner ($2.00 per pound, 6 grams of fat) is removed,
would the correlation become stronger or weaker or remain the same? Explain.

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