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A scatterplot shows the horizontal axis labeled as Years ranging from year 2012 to year 2022 in increments of 2. The vertical axis labeled as Average U. S. Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit ranges from 50 to 68 in increments of 2. The graph shows the following approximate unlabeled data points: left parenthesis 2012 comma 55.3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2013 comma 52.4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2014 comma 52.6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2015 comma 54.4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2016 comma 54.9 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2017 comma 54.6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2018 comma 53.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2019 comma 52.7 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2020 comma 66.3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 2021 comma 54.5 right parenthesis.
The graph shows average annual temperatures in the United States in degrees Fahrenheit. What statistical investigative question can be inferred from the graphical display, and how should it be answered?
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What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature higher than the U.S. temperature in 2011? Thirty percent of the years shown in the graph had temperatures higher than the temperature in 2011.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature higher than the U.S. temperature in 2011? Thirty percent of the years shown in the graph had temperatures higher than the temperature in 2011.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit? Twenty percent of the years shown on the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit? Twenty percent of the years shown on the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Fifty percent of the years shown had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Fifty percent of the years shown had a temperature above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Ninety percent of the years shown had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit? Ninety percent of the years shown had a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above 55 degrees Fahrenheit?
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I apologize for the mistake. The correct question should be: What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above 55 degrees Fahrenheit?
The question that can be inferred from the graphical display is:
- What percentage of years shown in the graph had a temperature above/below a specific threshold?
To answer this question, you would need to count the number of data points that have temperatures above or below the specified threshold, and then calculate the percentage.
In this case, let's consider the following question:
What percentage of years shown in the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit?
To answer this:
1. Count the number of data points that have temperatures below 55 degrees Fahrenheit. From the given data points, we can see that there are two data points: (2013, 52.4) and (2019, 52.7) that have temperatures below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Count the total number of data points shown on the graph, which is 10.
3. Calculate the percentage by dividing the number of data points with temperatures below 55 degrees Fahrenheit by the total number of data points and multiplying by 100. In this case, it would be (2 / 10) * 100 = 20%.
Therefore, the answer is: Twenty percent of the years shown on the graph had winters in which the temperature was below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.