[EX03-028] Total solar eclipses actually take place nearly as often as total lunar eclipses, but they are visible over a much narrower path. Both the path width and the duration vary substantially from one eclipse to the next. The following table shows the duration (in seconds) and path width

(in miles) of 44 total solar eclipses measured in the past and those projected through the year 2010:

Date Duration(s) Width (mi)

1950 73 83 1952 189 85

••• Remainder of data on Student’s Suite CD-ROM Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998, p. 296

a. Draw a scatter diagram showing duration, y, and path width, x, for the total solar eclipses.

b. How would you describe this diagram?