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For the table that follows, answer the following questions:
x........y
1..... -1/3
2.......-2/3
3........-1
4 ...... ___

a) Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?
b) Find the missing value of y in the table.
c) How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?
d) 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?

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