A student is assessing the correlation between the number of hours a plant receives sunlight and the height to which it grows. T
he table below shows the data: Number of hours of sunlight
(x) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Height of plant in cm
(y) 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31
Part A: Is there any correlation between the number of hours of sunlight that a plant receives and the height to which it grows? Justify your answer. (4 points)
Part B: Write a function which best fits the data. (3 points)
Part C: What does the slope and y-intercept of the plot indicate about the plant? (3 points)
