Variables are Q,Y and dataset N=11. As expected the graph Yvs.Q is non linear, but for the same Q it shows two different Y values. Dataset is  down:

I ask: 1) Are these cases frequent in natural sciences?, and 2) Can the ambiguity results be worked with traditional statistics of linear correlations, predictors, etc.? Thanks in advance for your answer and reasons.

Q      Y

3      5

2,84 4,88

2,76 4,72

2,76 4,52

2,84 4,28

3      4

3,24 3,68

3,56 3,32

3,96 2,92

4,44 2,48

5      2

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