A student is assessing the correlation between the number of workers in a factory and the number of units produced daily. The table below shows the data:
o
10
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Number of
workers
(x)
Number of
units
(y)
2
52
102
152
202
252 302 352
402
452
Part A: Is there any correlation between the number of workers in a factory and the
number of units produced daily? Justify your answer. (4 points)
Part B: Write a function which best fits the data. (3 points)
Part C: What does the slope and y-intercept of the plot indicate? (3 points)
(10 points)