Astudent is assessing the correlation between the number of hours a plant receives sunlight and the height to which it grows. the table below shows the data:

number of hours of sunlight
(x) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
height of plant in cm
(y) 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31

part a: is there any correlation between the number of hours of sunlight that a plant receives and the height to which it grows? justify your answer. (4 points)

part b: write a function which best fits the data. (3 points)

part c: what does the slope and y-intercept of the plot indicate about the plant?