Question: 1. Given the data in the table below construct a scatter diagram. x 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 y 5450

1. Given the data in the table below construct a scatter diagram.

x 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
y 5450 6376 3730 3525 3062 1036 1880 1401 1231 490

x 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
y 1067 1053 664 246 353 412 150 68

2. For the data in Question 1, is the coefficient of correlation positive, negative, or zero? Fit a line by eye through the points of the scatter diagram that was constructed in Question 1. Fit a line through the data using the least squares technique. The coefficient of correlation is negative.

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