Question

The table to the right shows the number of people living in a house and the weight of trash (in pounds) at the curb just before

trash pickup. Complete parts (a) through (c) below.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A = Find the correlation between these numbers by using a computer or a statistical calculator.

R= (0.996)

C = Suppose each house contained exactly twice the number of​ people, but the weight of the trash was the same. What happens to the correlation when numbers are multiplied by a​ constant?

(The correlation is

(0.996). The correlation coefficient remains the same when the numbers are multiplied by a positive constant.