A scientist grows a species of bacteria in a petri dish. Explain why there is a linear correlation coefficient of 0.1 in the plot of Number of Bacteria versus Time.
A. The bacteria have grown at a steady rate and a line fits the data very well.
B. The bacteria have grown at an exponential rate and a line poorly fits the data.
C. The bacteria have grown at an exponential rate and the line fits the data very well.
D. There is a strong negative correlation between number of bacteria and time.