The website for the Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (funded by the National Science Foundation) describes data they collected on the lengths and widths of Puget Sound Butter Clams. A scatterplot of the data (with the regression line) is provided.

Use the scatterplot to check each of the conditions for using a linear model with this data. Is using a linear model appropriate for these data?

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The website for the Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (funded by the National Science Foundation) describes data they collected on the lengths and widths of Puget Sound Butter Clams. A scatterplot of the data (with the regression line) is provided. 
  
Use the scatterplot to check each of the conditions for using a linear model with this data. Is using a linear model appropriate for these data?

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The Answer of The website for the Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (funded by the National Science Foundation) describes data they collected on the lengths and widths of Puget Sound Butter Clams. A scatterplot of the data (with the regression line) is provided. 
  
Use the scatterplot to check each of the conditions for using a linear model with this data. Is using a linear model appropriate for these data?

The Website for the Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (Funded by the National