In: Statistics and Probability
Plot MATINGS by AGE, then add a least squares line. Include your plot.
Is there evidence that modeling matings using a linear regression with age might not be appropriate? Explain. (Hint: Check for a linear trend and for constant variance about the linear fit.)
| AGE | MATINGS |
| 27 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 28 | 1 |
| 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 |
| 29 | 2 |
| 29 | 2 |
| 30 | 1 |
| 32 | 2 |
| 33 | 4 |
| 33 | 3 |
| 33 | 3 |
| 33 | 3 |
| 33 | 2 |
| 34 | 1 |
| 34 | 1 |
| 34 | 2 |
| 34 | 3 |
| 36 | 5 |
| 36 | 6 |
| 37 | 1 |
| 37 | 1 |
| 37 | 6 |
| 38 | 2 |
| 39 | 1 |
| 41 | 3 |
| 42 | 4 |
| 43 | 0 |
| 43 | 2 |
| 43 | 3 |
| 43 | 4 |
| 43 | 9 |
| 44 | 3 |
| 45 | 5 |
| 47 | 7 |
| 48 | 2 |
| 52 | 9 |