Access the data about airborne times and distances of Delta Airlines flights, which are available at MyMathLab and at the Pearson Downloadable Student Resources for Math & Stats website.
a. Construct a scatterplot.
b. Describe the four characteristics of the association. Compute and interpret r as part of your analysis.
c. Print your scatterplot and draw a linear model on it.
d. Estimate the slope of the linear model. What does it mean in this situation?
e. Use the reciprocal of the slope to help you estimate the speed of the airplanes in units of miles per hour.