Several inventions are listed in Table 18, along with the years they were invented and how long
Question:
Let M be the number of years elapsed until an invention reached mass use if it was invented at t years since 1870.
a. Construct a scatterplot.
b. Is the association positive, negative, or neither? What does that mean in this situation? In your opinion, why does that make sense?
c. Does the point for the microwave oven fit the overall pattern you described in part (b)? Explain.
d. For a while after the microwave oven was invented, many people feared it would cause radiation poisoning, blindness, or impotence. Discuss the impact of these fears in terms of your response to part (c).
e. Explain why the point for the gasoline-powered automobile does not fit the overall pattern you described in part (b). Why do you think this happened? We say that the point is an outlier.
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