A researcher would like to know if the gestation period of an animal can be used to predict the life expectanccy. She collects the following data.

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A researcher would like to know if the gestation period of an animal can be used to predict the life expectancy. She collects the
following data.
Animal
Gestation (incubation) Period (days)
Life Expectancy (years)
Cat
63
11
Chicken
22
7.5
Dog
63
11
Duck
28
10
Goat
151
12
Lion
108
10
Parakeet
18
Pig
115
10
Rabbit
31
7
Squirrel
44
(b) Comment on the type of relation that appears to exist between gestation period and life expectancy based upon the scatter
diagram.
Transcribed Image Text:A researcher would like to know if the gestation period of an animal can be used to predict the life expectancy. She collects the following data. Animal Gestation (incubation) Period (days) Life Expectancy (years) Cat 63 11 Chicken 22 7.5 Dog 63 11 Duck 28 10 Goat 151 12 Lion 108 10 Parakeet 18 Pig 115 10 Rabbit 31 7 Squirrel 44 (b) Comment on the type of relation that appears to exist between gestation period and life expectancy based upon the scatter diagram.
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