Question

the table shows the ages and weights of babies at a hospital. newborn class weight check what is the correlation between age and weight as shown in the table? none positive negative constant

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the trend

As the age (weeks) increases from 1 to 9, in general, the weight (lbs) also shows an increasing trend. For example, at age 1 week, weight is 7.5 lbs; at age 9 weeks, there are weights like 9.85 and 10.0 lbs. Although there are some minor fluctuations (e.g., age 3 weeks has 8.2 and 7.95, which is a small dip compared to the overall upward movement), the overall direction is that as \(x\) (age) increases, \(y\) (weight) has an increasing tendency.

Answer:

positive