A Dolphins and hippos The points for the dolphin and hippopo

A.) Dolphins and hippos. The points for the dolphin and hippopotamus are labeled in the scatterplot. Read from the graph the approximate body weight and brain weight for these two species.

B.) Dolphins and hippos, continued. One reaction to this scatterplot is \"Dolphins are smart, hippos are dumb.\" What feature of the plot lies behind this reaction? Is this a fair conclusion?

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Solution

Answer of part (a)

brain wt (g) body wt (kg)

Dolphind 1600 175

hippos 600 1400

Answer (b)

higher the body wt and lower the brain wt it implies that dolphis are smart and hippos are dumb.

yes it is fair conclusion.