Question: 1. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the average fat intake per capita per day (in grams) and the death rate (per 100,000 people)

1. The scatterplot below shows the relationship
1. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the average fat intake per capita per day (in grams) and the death rate (per 100,000 people) of colon cancer. Note that the correlation coefficient of these data is r = 0. 911 25- . Netherlands Canada . " U.k. . Denmark " New Zealand Ingland . * Switzerland 20- Belgium U.S. Australia Sweden Austria . Germany 15- Italy Norway . France - Czechoslovakia . Portugal Hungary * Finland Death rate (per 100,000) 10- Hong Kong . Poland Chile . Bulgaria Vencaves.. Romania - Gr .Spain Panama Greece Columbia Puerto Rico . Philippines .May Japan - Taiwan Thailand El Salvador 25 75 160 125 TEO 175 Fat intake per capita per day (grams ) a. What is the response variable? b. The U.S.'s values (149,21). Explain what this means in terms of the situation. c. What type of data is the variable "Fat Intake per capita per day"? (Circle one) Qualitative Quantitative, Discrete Quantitative, Continuous d. What is the strength of the linear relationship between the two variables (circle one)? Strong Positive Moderate Positive Weak Positive No Linear Relation Strong Negative Moderate Negative Weak Negative Non-linear relation e. In general, if a country's fat intake increases, we expect that country's colon cancer death rate to f. We cannot state that fat intake causes cancer. Explain why (be specific)

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