As Yet Another Earthquake Rattled Her China Cabinet, the Data

Multiple Choice

As yet another earthquake rattled her china cabinet, the data scientist decided to test whether hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) truly was predictive of the number of earthquakes in the region. What proportion of the number of earthquakes is predicted by the number of water injections based on the available data? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Injections } & \text { Earthquakes } \\\hline 137 & 682 \\\hline 331 & 833 \\\hline 360 & 905 \\\hline 442 & 1008 \\\hline 478 & 1482 \\\hline 529 & 1742 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 0.96
B) 0.89
C) 0.85
D) 0.72