Dioxins Are a Class of Long-Lived and Highly Toxic Pollutants

Multiple Choice

Dioxins are a class of long-lived and highly toxic pollutants.The topsoil concentration in parts per million (ppm) are shown in the table below as a function of distance from the dump.
Create an appropriate model to re-express the concentration (ppm) .Then determine the regression equation and correlation coefficient for the re-expressed data.Round all figures to 4 decimal places.

A) Re-expression:

;y = .0012x + 0.0218,r = 0.9985
B) Re-expression:

;y = .0012x + .0500,r = 1
C) Re-expression:

;y = .0012x + 0.0233,r = 0.9970
D) Re-expression:

;y = .0012x + 0.0251,r = 0.9928
E) Re-expression:

;y = .0012x + 0.0277,r = 0.9873