Question

A teacher is assessing the correlation between the number of hours spent studying and the average score on a science test. The table shows the data:
Number of hours spent studying
()
0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Seore on science test
V)
57 62 67 72 77 82 87 99 97
Part A: Is there any correlation between the number of hours students spent studying and the score on the science test? Justify your answer

Answer 1

yes there is a a correlation

f(x) = 4x + 60

slope = 4

y-intercept = 60