Refer to the American Journal of Physics (June 2010) study of sound waves in a spherical cavity, Exercise 2.43 (p. 52). The frequencies of sound waves (estimated using a mathematical formula) resulting from the first 24 resonances (echoes) after striking
a basketball with a metal rod are reproduced in the table on p. 97. Graph the data in a scatterplot, with frequency on the vertical axis and resonance number on the horizontal
axis. Since a mathematical formula was used to estimate frequency, the researcher expects an increasing trend with very little variation. Does the graph support the researcher's theory?
Based on Russell, D. A. "Basketballs as spherical acoustic cavities" American Journal of Physics, Vol. 78, No. 6, June 2010 (Table I)