1. Consider these situations. Which ones do you think the trend will be linear? Explain. a)...

1. Consider these situations. Which ones do you think the trend will be linear? Explain.

a) We measure the height (x) and armspan (y) of a number of UCLA students.
b) We collect data on the size houses (x) and their value (y) in a city.
c) For "industrialized" countries, we examine the relationship between their annual wine consumptions (liters per person) and mortality rate (deaths per 100,000).
d) For one year, a person uses a fitbit activity tracker to record the number of steps taken per day (x) and compares this to the number of steps recorded by his smartphone's activity tracker (y).

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