Question

Use the tables to create scatterplot's and determine which scatterplot shows a linear association.

x, 5.0, 4.6, 8.5, 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

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, 7.0, 7.2
y, 12.0, 8.5, 6.0, 10.0, 12.0, 10.0, 12.0, 10.0

Answer 1

The first scatterplot shows a linear association.