A researcher conducts a study to determine whether there is a linear relationship between a person’s height (in inches) and pulse rate (in beats per minute). The data are shown in the table below. Display the data in a scatter plot and describe the type of correlation.

a. Draw and label the x- and y-axes.

b. Plot each ordered pair.

c. Does there appear to be a linear correlation? If so, interpret the correlation in the context of the data.

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Height, x 6872 65 70 62 75 78 64 68 Pulse rate, y 9085 88 100 105 9870 65 72