Wind Chill Factor The data represent the wind speed
Source: U.S. National Weather Service
Using a graphing utility, draw a
Using a graphing utility, build a logarithmic model from the data.
Using a graphing utility, draw the logarithmic function found in part (b) on the scatter plot.
Use the function found in part (b) to predict the wind chill factor if the air temperature is
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