For questions 3–4, use your calculator to create a scatter plot and line of best fit for the following set of data: Average height of a species of tree (in feet) after a certain number of years Years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Height 2.1 3.2 6.8 7.3 11.2 12.6 13.4 15.9 What is the correlation coefficient for the set of data? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth. (1 point) Responses 0.014 0.014 0.989 0.989 0.075 0.075

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For questions 3–4, use your calculator to create a scatter plot and line of best fit for the following set of data: Average height of a species of tree (in feet) after a certain number of years Years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Height 2.1 3.2 6.8 7.3 11.2 12.6 13.4 15.9 What is the correlation coefficient for the set of data? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth. (1 point) Responses 0.014 0.014 0.989 0.989 0.075 0.075

Answer 1

To find the correlation coefficient, follow these steps:

1. Input the data into your calculator.
2. Plot the data points on a scatter plot.
3. Use the statistics function on your calculator to find the correlation coefficient.

Using the given data, the correlation coefficient is 0.989.