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2.2.2 Scatter diagrams and correlation

2.2.2 Scatter diagrams and correlation

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Question 9

A researcher records the engine capacity and the CO2 _2\,2​ emission of 90 cars, all of the same make, and finds a correlation coefficient of 0.78. She concludes that cars with larger engines pollute more.

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State two things the value 0.78 does not tell the researcher.

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b.

Explain how the fact that all 90 cars are of the same make limits her conclusion.

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c.

Describe a study that would allow higher CO2 _2\,2​ emissions to be attributed to engine capacity itself.

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