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Patrick relies on his customers to tell their friends about his business. His business grows as each customer continues to tell others about his or her experience and they in turn tell others as well.


The table shows the number of people who have recommended Patrick’s business for different days after it first opens.


Time (days), x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Number of personal recommendations, y 12 14 18 23 28 31 46 50 67 118 157 160


(a) Create a scatterplot to model Patrick’s referrals. Be sure your work is neat and labeled.

(b) Describe the association of the data. Be sure to explain the association in the context of the data given.