The Data Below Are the Gestation Periods, in Months, of Randomly

question 15

Essay

The data below are the gestation periods, in months, of randomly selected animals and their corresponding life
spans, in years. Construct a scatter plot for the data. Determine whether there is a positive linear correlation, a
negative linear correlation, or no linear correlation. $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l l l } \text { Gestation, } \mathrm { x } & 8 & 2.1 & 1.3 & 1 & 11.5 & 5.3 & 3.8 & 24.3 \\\hline \text { Life span, } \mathrm { y } & 30 & 12 & 6 & 3 & 25 & 12 & 10 & 40\end{array}$$

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