Question

Oil and Gas Prices The average gasoline price per gallon (in cities) and the cost of a barrel of oil are shown for a random selection of weeks from 2009-2010.

Is there a linear relationship between the variables?
Oil (S)
84.32 58.93 56.44 73.38 50.66 47.73
Gasoline (S) 2.976 2.516 2.677 2.728 2.360 2.420

Answer 1

There is a linear relationship between the variables

Explanation:

See the graph below, since the dots can roughly form a straight line, therefore there is a linear relationship