Question 4 (Essay Worth 10 points)

(05.07 HC)

A coach is assessing the correlation between the number of hours spent practicing and the average number of points scored in a game. The table shows the data:



Number of hours spent practicing
(x)

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Score in the game
(y)

5

8

11

14

17

20

23

26

29



Part A: Is there any correlation between the number of hours spent practicing and the score in the game? Justify your answer. (4 points)

Part B: Write a function that best fits the data. (3 points)

Part C: What does the slope and y-intercept of the plot indicate? (3 points)

please help i will mark brainlyest and give 30 points if its correct and you help be get an A or atleast a B