How sensitive to changes in water temperature are coral reefs? To find out, scientists examined data on sea surface temperatures and coral growth per year at locations in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The table shows the data for the Gulf of Mexico. Sea surface temperature26.726.626.626.526.326.1Growth0.850.850.790.860.890.92 The correlation for this data is r = -0.8111r=−0.8111. What percentage of the change in coral reef growth can be accounted for by changes in sea surface temperature?

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How sensitive to changes in water temperature are coral reefs? To find out, scientists examined data on sea surface temperatures and coral growth per year at locations in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The table shows 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 for this data is r = -0.8111r=−0.8111. What percentage of the change in coral reef growth can be accounted for by changes in sea surface temperature?

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