Question 3 (Essay Worth 10 points)   (06.07 HC)   A manager is assessing the correlation between the number of employees in a plant...

Question 3 (Essay Worth 10 points)

(06.07 HC)

A manager is assessing the correlation between the number of employees in a plant and the number of products produced yearly. The table below shows the data:

Number of employees

(x)0255075100125150175200

Number of products

(y)10160310460510660710860910

Part A: Is there any correlation between the number of employees in the plant and the number of products produced yearly? Justify your answer. (4 points)

Part B: Write a function which best fits the data. (3 points)

Part C: What does the slope and y-intercept of the plot indicate? (3 points)