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How big of a factor is age in determining adoption time?

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(circle one): Lookup Arithmetic Statistical

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all animals at the shelter

name, age, and weeks

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lr-plot​(​animals-table, "name", "age", "weeks"​)

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The slope is positive (0.789) and R=0.448, so there is a moderate, positive relationship

Is weight a bigger factor?

This was a statistical question.

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I performed a linear regression on a sample of animals at the shelter[dataset or subset] and found moderate (R=.448), positivea weak / strong / moderate (R=…​), positive / negative correlation between age[x-axis] and time to adoption[y-axis]. I would predict that a 1 year[x-axis units] increase in age[x-axis] is associated with a .789 week[slope, y-units] increaseincrease / decrease in time to adoption[y-axis].

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