SOLUTION: Make a scatter plot of the data below. x: -5,-3,-3,0,1,2,5,6 y: -4,12,10,-6,8,0,3,-9 Describe the correlation of the data. If possible, fit a line to the data and write an e

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Question 174819: Make a scatter plot of the data below.
x: -5,-3,-3,0,1,2,5,6
y: -4,12,10,-6,8,0,3,-9
Describe the correlation of the data. If possible, fit a line to the data and write an equation of the line.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Make a scatter plot of the data below.
x: -5,-3,-3,0,1,2,5,6
y: -4,12,10,-6,8,0,3,-9
Describe the correlation of the data. If possible, fit a line to the data and write an equation of the line.



The linear correlation is bad, 
because the points don't appear to
fall in a straight line.

The correlation coefficient is
merely -.3839067252 which in
absolute value is not a good
fit, for it isn't close to 1
at all.  The best fitting line,
called the "regression line"
has this equation:

y = -.7624565469x+2.035921205

On the graph that line is:



I found this line on the TI-84.  If you want to know how,
post again.

Edwin
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