The following scatter plot was made from a random sample of 500 adult males. The x-axis is height in inches. The y-axis is weight in pounds. The equation of best fit line and the correlation coefficient (r) is also given. 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 Height (inches)

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The following scatter plot was made from a random sample of 500 adult

males. The x-axis is height in inches. The y-axis is weight in pounds. The equation

of best fit line and the correlation coefficient (r) is also given.

61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77

Height (inches)

140

160

180

200

220

240

Weight (lbs)

y = 5.815x + -213.594

r = 0.85

Height vs. Weight for 500 alult males

(a) Is it true that the tallest of the 500 men also weighs the most?

(b) Use the equation of the line of best fit to predict the weight of a man who is 72

inches tall.

(c) Would it be appropriate to use this equation to predict the weight of a man

who is 6 foot 6 inches tall? Why or why not?

(d) Guess the correlation coefficients for the following scatter plots.

0 20 40 60 80

76

38

0

38

76

r = ?

0 20 40 60 80

76

13

50

113

176

r = ?

0 20 40 60 80

3

38

79

120

161

r = ?

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