The pricing of oil is a complex process. Consumers are often confused that the “price at the pump” does not seem to track with corporate profits or the discovery of new oil fields. Collect the price...

The pricing of oil is a complex process. Consumers are often confused that the “price at the pump” does not seem to track with corporate profits or the discovery of new oil fields. Collect the price at the pump data and plot it against the corporate net profit figures for one of the major oil companies over the past 24 months. Are you surprised at the shape of the resulting graph?

Most statistical factors, relationships and processes involving people have a behavioral component. This means they do not follow a linear model. Why is that?