Question: Hot dogs Are hot dogs that are high in calories also high in salt? The figure below is a scatterplot of the calories and salt content (measured as milligrams of sodium) in 17 brands of meat hot dogs.
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(a) The correlation for these data is r = 0.87. Explain what this value means.
(b) What effect does the hot dog brand with the lowest calorie content have on the correlation? Justify your answer.