Prof Rea’s Exam Q11 Given below is a clickable scatterplot t…
Prof Rea’s Exam Q11 Given below is a clickable scatterplot that shows the number of non-commercial space launches worldwide and the number of Sociology doctorates awarded in the US. Sample mean Sample standard deviation Linear correlation coefficient Worldwide non-commercial space launches (x) 44.846 5.273 0.789 Sociology doctorates awarded (y) 585.769 32.231 Based on the linear correlation coefficient 0.789, what is the strength and direction of this scatterplot? Explain. Compute and interpret the slope of the line of best fit in context. Round to two decimal places. Compute and interpret the y-intercept of the line of best fit in context. Round to two decimal places. Write the equation of the line of best fit. Use the equation to find the residual for the year 1997 when there were 54 launches and 601 degrees awarded. Based on this scatterplot, do you believe that an increase in worldwide non-commercial space launches will cause the number of sociology doctorates awarded to increase? Explain.