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, observe the general movement of the weight (lbs).

• At age 1 week, weight is 7.5 lbs.
• At age 2 weeks, weight is 7.25 lbs (a small decrease, but overall as we go from lower to higher ages like from 3 weeks (7.95 or 8.2) to 4 weeks (8.0 or 9.75), 6 weeks (9.25), 8 weeks (8.9), 9 weeks (9.85 or 10.0), the overall trend is that as age increases, the weight has an increasing tendency.

Answer:

positive