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Using a scatter plot for ages and hours slept at night
Survey results age 30 8 hours slept a night age 29 6 hours slept a night age 51 9 hours slept a night age 47 hours slept a night age 26 hours slept a night age 33 10 hours slept a night age 56 8 hours slept a night age 24 6 hours sleep tonight age 18 7 hours slept a night age 62 9 hours slept a night the trend line appears to be at 7 and end at 9
What does the trend line look like? To the variable show and negative or positive correlation? Or is it no apparent relation between the two?

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To assess the relationship between age and hours slept at night based on your data and description of the trend line, we can summarize the information you provided.

### Data Points:
1. Age 30 - 8 hours
2. Age 29 - 6 hours
3. Age 51 - 9 hours
4. Age 47 - [missing hours]
5. Age 26 - [missing hours]
6. Age 33 - 10 hours
7. Age 56 - 8 hours
8. Age 24 - 6 hours
9. Age 18 - 7 hours
10. Age 62 - 9 hours

(Please note that the hours slept for ages 47 and 26 were not provided.)

### Trend Line:
You mentioned that the trend line appears to be at 7 and ends at 9. This suggests that as age increases, the hours slept may show a slight upward trend, with values fluctuating primarily between 7 and 9 hours.

### Correlation:
To determine the type of correlation (positive, negative, or none):

- **Positive Correlation**: If older individuals tend to sleep more hours on average.
- **Negative Correlation**: If older individuals tend to sleep fewer hours on average.
- **No Apparent Relation**: If there is no consistent trend.

### Preliminary Analysis:
Given the information:
- The provided ages and corresponding hours slept may suggest a mix of sleeping patterns.
- Specifically, there's a high sleeping hour (10 hours at age 33) and a lower hour (6 hours at age 29 and 24).
- The trend line you described suggests that the average hours slept increases to a range around 9 hours but is not strongly correlated with age.

From this data, you could hypothesize there may be **a slight positive correlation**, as some older individuals report more sleep hours (with the values clustering around 7-9 hours).

### Conclusion:
To visualize this in a scatter plot:
- You plot age on the x-axis and hours of sleep on the y-axis.
- The points would distribute, suggesting a slight increase in sleep with age (though with considerable variation).
- The trend line indicates a mild positive correlation, but given the variation in sleep hours at certain ages, it may not be a strong correlation.

If precise data were available for the ages missing sleep hours or more individuals were surveyed, it would help clarify the relationship further. If you're using statistical analysis software or tools like Excel, you can calculate the correlation coefficient for a more definitive answer.

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