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What does it mean to say that a country’s land area is positively correlated with its population?
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The larger the land area of a country, the higher its population tends to be.
The larger the land area of a country, the higher its population tends to be.

The smaller the land area of a country, the higher its population tends to be.
The smaller the land area of a country, the higher its population tends to be.

There is no relationship between a country’s land area and its population.
There is no relationship between a country’s land area and its population.

A larger land area automatically means a higher population.
A larger land area automatically means a higher population.
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What is an outlier?
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a data point that perfectly embodies the relationship between two variables
a data point that perfectly embodies the relationship between two variables

a data point that falls outside of a general trend on a graph
a data point that falls outside of a general trend on a graph

a way of determining how two variables are related to each other
a way of determining how two variables are related to each other

a data point that does not fit into a bar graph
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What is a trend line on a scatter plot?
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a visual representation of the relationship between two variables
a visual representation of the relationship between two variables

a line connecting only the highest and lowest values on a graph
a line connecting only the highest and lowest values on a graph

a line connecting all of the data points on a scatter plot
a line connecting all of the data points on a scatter plot

any line of data on a graph
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The larger the land area of a country, the higher its population tends to be.
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a data point that falls outside of a general trend on a graph
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a visual representation of the relationship between two variables