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Problem 8,496
Scatterplot of Weight of Car vs City MPG
City Miles per Gallon
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40
15
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
Weight of Car in pounds)
As the weight of the car increases by 500 pounds, what happens, in general, to the miles per
gallon?
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What is your guess for the correlation coefficient? Explain why you chose the value you did.
Is there a car that weighs 3000 pounds that has better gas mileage than a car that weighs 2500
pounds?