Here is data on per capita consumption in pounds of


Here is data on per capita consumption (in pounds) of mozzarella cheese in the US and the number of Ph.Ds in civil engineering awarded in the US for the years 2000 - 2009.

Year     Mozzarella       Ph.Ds

2000            9.3               480

2001            9.7               501

2002            9.7               540

2003            9.9               552

2004          10.2               547

2005          10.5               622

2006            11                655

2007          10.6               701

2008          10.6               712

2009          10.6               708            

Corrrelation = .95865

Explain why there is such a strong positive correlation in this case?

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