(Solved): 3 The table shows the average annual attendance for a minor league baseball team. a) Construct a sc ...

3 The table shows the average annual attendance for a minor league baseball team. a) Construct a scatter plot of this time series. Is baseball interest on the rise? b) Perform a linear regression. Describe the strength of correlation. c) What graphical evidence is there of a hidden variable? d) In 2007, a large factory shut down due to the poor economy. How do you think this affected this correlational study? e) What do you think happened over the next few years following the plant closure? f) Repeat the linear regression with the data points for 2007-2009 removed. Compare this linear model to the previous one. g) Reflect on the interest in baseball now.