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Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?

- Find the missing value of y in the table.

- How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?

- If a 'line of best fit' is placed among these points plotted on a coordinate system, would the slope of this line be positive or negative?

x=1,2,3,4
y=1/2, 1, 3/2, ?

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