You are trying to discover the correlation between the temperature of the atmosphere in relation to altitude. You Part 1 take a helicopter ride and record the temperature at different altitudes. You completed the table below. After collecting your data, you create a scatter plot to determine the correlation between altitude and
Altitude (1)
Temperature (F)
temperature. What conclusions are true about your findings?
500
59.2
There is a positive correlation between altitude and temperature. The trend indicates that as
O
1000
613
altitude increases, so does temperature
1500
55.5
There is a negative correlation between altitude and temperature. The trend indicates that as
2000
416
altitude increases, so does temperature
12500
29.8
There is a positive correlation between altitude and temperature. The trend indicates that as
altitude increases, the temperature decreases
3000
299
3500
181
There is a negative correlation between altitude and temperature. The trend indicates that as
altitude increases, the temperature decreases
4000
26 2
4500
121
Part 2
5000
6
Based on the line of best fit, what would you predict the temperature to be at ground level? Round to the
nearest whole number to receive credit.