Beth has been recording her son’s weight each year for the past 10 years, as shown in the table below.

The table shows age in years from 1 to 10 and the corresponding weight in pounds as 21, 28, 31, 35, 40, 46, 51, 57, 64, 71.

Using this table, determine if the statements below are true or false.

There is no correlation between the recorded age and weight.

The data can be represented with a line of best fit of y =5x+15
.

The data suggest a linear association between the recorded age and weight.

1 answer

False. The data suggest a linear association between the recorded age and weight.

False. The data cannot be represented with a line of best fit of y =5x+15.

True. The data suggest a linear association between the recorded age and weight.