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Chapter 12: Q.18 (page 715)

Does the scatter plot appear linear? Strong or weak? Positive or negative?

Short Answer

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In the given scatter plot of the problem, the plot is not appear linear and weak and the correlation is negative.

Step by step solution

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Concept Introduction

A scatter plot would be a type of diagram or statistical graph that utilizes Cartesian coordinates to display values for a set of data in two variables.

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Step-2 Explanation

When looking at the problem's referred scatter plot, it's clear that the plot isn't linear and weak because the graph's dots aren't dense and there are a lot of outliers. Because the graph is in decreasing order, the correlation is negative.

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