The x-axis represents a student's age in years and the y-axis represents the number of times the student cried each month on average. Which of these vocabulary words can be used to describe the data represented in the scatterplot? Choose all that apply. (3 points) Responses Bivariate Bivariate Increasing Increasing Positive trend Positive trend Univariate Univariate Proportional Proportional Decreasing Decreasing Linear trend Linear trend Skip to navigation

Question

The line is 'decreasing' but looks messy

Answer 1

Based on your description that the line is "decreasing" but looks messy, the vocabulary words that can be used to describe the data represented in the scatterplot are:

1. Bivariate - because the scatterplot represents the relationship between two variables (age and number of times cried).
2. Decreasing - since you've mentioned that the line is decreasing, meaning as age increases, the average number of times a student cried each month decreases.
3. Linear trend - if the overall trend seems to generally follow a linear pattern despite being messy.

While "increasing," "positive trend," "univariate," and "proportional" are not suitable given your description.