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Graphing Practice Problem #3
The relative hormone levels vary greatly during the 28 day human menstrual cycle. The table below shows the relative levels of the four major hormones by day.
| Day | Luteinizing
Hormone (LH) | Follicle Stimulating
Hormone (FSH) | Estrogen | Progesterone |
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| 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
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| 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
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| 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
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| 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
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| 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
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| 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
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| 9 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
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| 10 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 2 |
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| 11 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 2 |
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| 12 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 3 |
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| 13 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 4 |
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| 14 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 5 |
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| 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
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| 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 |
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| 17 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 |
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| 18 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
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| 19 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
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| 20 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
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| 21 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
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| 22 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
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| 23 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
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| 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
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| 25 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
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| 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
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| 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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| 28 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
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- Estrogen levels are highest on day number?
- LH levels are highest on day number?
- This data is very accurately measured. Plot the data points and then draw a line graph in "connect-the-dot" fashion.
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