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PeckDevStat7 5..010. The accompanying data were read from graphs that appeared in an article. The variables shown are the number of acres burned in forest fires in the western United States and timber sales. Number of Timber Sales Acres Burned | (billions of Year||(thousands) | board feet) 1945 207 2.2 1950 258 3.9 1955 256 4.6 1960 371, 7.0 1965 70 9.7 1970 443 1.0 1975 170 1LL:2 1980 239 10.2 1985 436 10.1 1990 402 11,2 1995 179 3.8 (a) Compute the correlation coefficient. (Give the answer to three decimal places.) r= |0.312| y Is there a correlation between timber sales and acres burned in forest fires? strong positive correlation O weak positive correlation strong negative correlation weak negative correlation no correlation v Yes O No v (b) The article concludes that "heavier logging led to large forest fires." Do you think this conclusion is justified based on the given data