How would you describe the overall trend of this data?
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y
0
140
280
420
560
700
840
980
1,120
1,260
1,400
0
3
6
9
12
15
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27
30
Average Elevation (Meters)
Average Temperature (Degrees Celsius)
Countries with a higher average elevation tend to have a lower average temperature.
Countries with a higher average elevation tend to have a higher average temperature.
There is no trend that describes the relationship between average elevation and average temperature for these countries.
1 answer
Based on your description of the scatter plot, the overall trend can be summarized as follows:
Countries with a higher average elevation tend to have a lower average temperature.
This indicates an inverse relationship between average elevation and average temperature, where as the elevation increases, the temperature generally decreases.
