Acoach is assessing the correlation between the number of hours spent practicing and the average number of points scored in a game. the table below shows the data:

number of hours spent practicing
(x) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
score in the game
(y) 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29

part a: is there any correlation between the number of hours spent practicing and the score in the game? 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? (3 points)