A biologist is studying butterflies to find out if larger butterflies live longer. The results of the study are in the following table Wingspan, Lifespan, Y 35.5 16.5 30.6 17.3 30.0 27.5 32.3 19.8 23.9 40.7 27.7 24.8 28.8 22.0 21.8 33.4 22.9 24.9 20.8 36.8 Find the correlation between wingspan and life span. O A.0.82 O B.-0.55 O C.-0.82 O D.0.55

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A biologist is studying butterflies to find out if larger butterflies live longer. The results of the study are in the following table.
Wingspan,
Lifespan,
Y
35.5
16.5
30.6
17.3
30.0
27.5
32.3
19.8
23.9
40.7
27.7
24.8
28.8
22.0
21.8
33.4
22.9
24.9
20.8
36.8
Find the correlation between wingspan and life span.
O A. 0.82
о в.-0,55
O C.-0.82
O D. 0.55
Transcribed Image Text:A biologist is studying butterflies to find out if larger butterflies live longer. The results of the study are in the following table. Wingspan, Lifespan, Y 35.5 16.5 30.6 17.3 30.0 27.5 32.3 19.8 23.9 40.7 27.7 24.8 28.8 22.0 21.8 33.4 22.9 24.9 20.8 36.8 Find the correlation between wingspan and life span. O A. 0.82 о в.-0,55 O C.-0.82 O D. 0.55
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