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a) What are the two variables in the graph? Identify the independent and dependent variables. b) What type of relationship between the two variables is shown by the above graph? Explain the form, strength and direction. Guess the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient (R).

a) What are the two variables in the graph? Identify the independent and dependent variables. b) What type of relationship between the two variables is shown by the above graph? Explain the form, strength and direction. Guess the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient (R).

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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The following scatter plot shows the relationship between surface pressure and sustained wind speed for a number of tropical low-pressure systems. Tropical low-pressure systems are classified as hurricanes when their pressure is 980 millibars or lower, and sustained wind speeds are greater than 118 kilometers. 350 300 250 200 Windspeed (km/hr) 150 100 50 0 900 920 940 960 Pressure (mb) 980 1 000 Guess the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient (R). 1020 a) What are the two variables in the graph? Identify the independent and dependent variables. b) What type of relationship between the two variables is shown by the above graph? Explain the form, strength and direction.
Transcribed Image Text:The following scatter plot shows the relationship between surface pressure and sustained wind speed for a number of tropical low-pressure systems. Tropical low-pressure systems are classified as hurricanes when their pressure is 980 millibars or lower, and sustained wind speeds are greater than 118 kilometers. 350 300 250 200 Windspeed (km/hr) 150 100 50 0 900 920 940 960 Pressure (mb) 980 1 000 Guess the value of the Pearson correlation coefficient (R). 1020 a) What are the two variables in the graph? Identify the independent and dependent variables. b) What type of relationship between the two variables is shown by the above graph? Explain the form, strength and direction.
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