Part 2: Free Response
Show all your work. Indicate clearly the methods you use, because you will be graded on the
correciness of your methods as well as on the accuracy and completeness of your results and
explanations.
11. The scatterplot below gives the mean January temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) and
elevation for 15 towns along Interstate 70 in Colorado.
(a) Based on this scatterplot, describe
the relationship between elevation
and mean January temperature in
this region.
The relationships
Incari negative, and
moderately strong
As the elcuation inft
increases the an tomp
decreases
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Hean January Temperature (Fahrenheit)
20
18
16
14
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7000
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Elevation in feet