Data Management

2. Identify the most causal relationship between each of the following variables and give a reason for your choice. (6 marks) a number of umbrella sales and the rate of mushroom growth b) number of trees cut down in a neighborhood and the employment rate c) coffee consumption and insomnia d) velocity and distance travelled e) funding of high school music programs and number of applicants to university music programs population of rabbits and population of foxes in a given forest The following tree diagram shows the chain of transmission of COVID-19. (10 marks) a) Make a table of values based on the diagram given above. b) Use Desmos to make a scatter plot of the data. C) Do a non-linear regression on the data to determine the equation that best describes the relationship. d) Define what each coefficient and variable represents in the equation that you chose. d) Critically analyze the diagram. Does the diagram reflect the growth rate of the disease in the community? Why or why not? e) List three extraneous variables that might affect the relationship shown