As Yet Another Earthquake Rattled His China Cabinet, the Data

Essay

As yet another earthquake rattled his china cabinet, the data scientist vowed to once and for all determine whether hydraulic fracturing (where water is injected into the earth)was predictive of the number of earthquakes in the region. Using the data below, what evidence can you find to support the notion that the number of injections helps explain the number of earthquakes in the region?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Injections } & \text { Earthquakes } \\\hline 137 & 682 \\\hline 331 & 833 \\\hline 360 & 905 \\\hline 442 & 1008 \\\hline 478 & 1482 \\\hline 529 & 1742 \\\hline\end{array}$$