Question

Use the tables to create scatterplots and determine which scatterplot shows a linear association.(1 point)

Responses

x 5.0 4.6 8.5 7.8 6.4 6.8 7.0 7.2
y 3.7 2.7 6.5 2.0 5.6 3.0 7.8 6.7

x 5.0 4.6 8.5 7.8 6.8 5.3 7.0 7.2
y 12.0 8.5 6.0 10.0 12.0 10.0 12.0 10.0

x 5.0 4.6 8.5 5.9 7.8 5.3 7.0 7.2
y 12.0 9.0 15.0 11.0 13.0 8.0 14.5 10.0

x 5.0 4.6 5.9 7.8 6.4 6.8 5.3 7.2
y 9.5 9.0 11.0 13.0 11.5 12.0 10.0 12.5

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The scatterplot that shows a linear association is the third set of data points. The rest of the scatterplots show a more spread out distribution of points, while the third scatterplot displays a clear linear relationship between the x and y values.