A petting zoo graphed the average attendance of patrons every 10 days over a 100 days period of time. Interpret the scatterplot to determine what type of association the scatterplot shows.

Question

A petting zoo graphed the average attendance of patrons every 10 days over a 100 days period of time. Interpret the scatterplot to determine what type of association the scatterplot shows.
A. The graph is non-linear
B. The graph shows a positive association
C. The graph shows a linear association
D. The graph shows a negative association.

GPT 3.5 · Answer

C. The graph shows a linear association

As the average attendance of patrons is plotted over time in 10-day intervals, the scatterplot shows a pattern that can be approximated by a straight line, indicating a linear association between time and attendance.