Monthly Shopping and Weight
The figure shows a scatterplot of the monthly shopping (in $) and weights (in kg) of some residents in a locality.
a. If a regression line were drawn on this graph, would it have a positive slope, a negative slope, or a slope near 0?
b. Give an estimate of the numerical value of correlation between monthly shopping and weight.
c. Explain what this graph tells us about the relation between monthly shopping and weight.