The gas mileage of an automobile first increases and then decreases as the speed increases. Suppose that this relationship is very regular, as shown by the data in the table on speed (miles per hour) and mileage (miles per gallon):
Speed Mileage
30 24
40 28
50 30
60 28
70 24
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Make a scatterplot of mileage versus speed. You should notice that the correlation between speed and mileage is r = 0.