1. Import the necessary packages to read in the data, plot, and create a linear regression model


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2. Read in the hanford.csv file


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3. Calculate the basic descriptive statistics on the data


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4. Calculate the coefficient of correlation (r) and generate the scatter plot. Does there seem to be a correlation worthy of investigation?


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5. Create a linear regression model based on the available data to predict the mortality rate given a level of exposure


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6. Plot the linear regression line on the scatter plot of values. Calculate the r^2 (coefficient of determination)


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7. Predict the mortality rate (Cancer per 100,000 man years) given an index of exposure = 10


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