How sensitive to changes in water temperature are coral reefs? to find out, scientists examined data on mean sea surface temperatures, in degrees celsius, and mean coral growth, in centimeters per year, over a several‑year period at locations in the gulf of mexico and the caribbean sea. the table contains the data for the gulf of mexico. sea surface temperature 26.7 26.6 26.6 26.5 26.3 26.1 growth 0.85 0.85 0.79 0.86 0.89 0.92 the correlation between sea surface temperature and coral growth is =−0.8111 . select the statement that correctly explains whether the correlation would change if the measurements were made in degrees fahrenheit and inches per year. the correlation will change based on the ratio of new units to old units. since inches are larger than centimeters the correlation should decrease. changing the units will not affect the correlation because units do not affect correlation. since inches are larger than centimeters the correlation should increase.