Given the following data, do the tasks stated below. a) Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. b) Construct a scatter plot. c) Determine the direction of the straight line that the data points seem to follow. d) Determine the strength of the correlation between the two variables.

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Given the following data, do the tasks stated below.

a) Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable.

b) Construct a scatter plot.

c) Determine the direction of the straight line that the data points seem to follow.

d) Determine the strength of the correlation between the two variables.

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