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Produce

Susan English went to Market Hall Produce and measured a number of fruits and vegetables. They (the vegetables and the people) were very cooperative.

shape is the general shape of the produce item.
kind is what kind of fruit or vegetable it is.
length is the length of the thing in cm. (North pole to south pole)
girth is the distance around in cm. (around the equator)
mass
is the mass in grams.

How would you predict mass from length and/or girth?

How do you explain any outliers you see?

shapekindlengthgirthmass
oblongwatermelon30.074.08760.0
spheregrapefruit9.034.3478.2
sphereyellow onion6.525.2214.0
sphereplum5.019.5111.3
longpickling cuke10.510.568.3
footballlemon8.019.0120.8
spheretomato5.522.0158.5
footballlime6.015.267.1
longzucchini18.012.3186.1
oblongroma tomato7.516.5112.4
spheretomato4.515.563.0
spherecantaloupe15.045.71560.0
spherelettuce (head)11.051.9756.9
spherecabbage (head)11.046.0901.3
spherehoneydew melon16.051.52300.0
sphereorange flesh melon14.045.11480.0
spherered onion6.522.0162.8
spherewhite onion8.024.5231.1
longpotato13.020.2312.4
sphereonion7.033.6414.4
pepperred pepper12.525.2208.8
peppergreen pepper9.031.8231.5
spherenectarine6.525.3244.4
sphereyellow apple6.524.5190.5
longcucumber20.017.0345.3
sphereorange6.524.0201.3
longkiwi7.516.2117.2
spherepeach6.023.3190.9
spherenectarine6.524.9247.4
spherenectarine7.021.8180.9
spherepeach7.527.4334.5
spheretomato7.031.8381.2
spherepeach8.029.2390.5
spherecantaloupe18.055.12810.0

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