A scatterplot shows the number of cups of coffee sold versus temperature.

Question

The horizontal axis shows temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, ranging from 0 to 70 in increments of 5, with an initial jump from 0 to 25. The vertical axis shows number of cups of coffee sold, ranging from 0 to 60 in increments of 10. A kink is shown on the horizontal axis close to origin. A tightly packed cluster of data plots is plotted between 30 to 37 on the horizontal axis and 42 to 48 on the vertical axis. A loosely packed cluster of data plots is plotted between 40 to 51 on the horizontal axis 30 and 38 on the vertical axis and. A dot is plotted at 62 on the horizontal axis and 5 on the vertical axis.
Numbers of Cups of Coffee Sold Versus Temperature

Interpret the scatterplot by describing any outliers and patterns of clustering.
write in 4 sentences

Answer 1

The outlier in the data is the dot plotted at 62 degrees Fahrenheit and 5 cups of coffee sold, which is significantly higher than the rest of the data points. The tightly packed cluster of data plots between 30 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit and 42 to 48 cups of coffee sold shows a strong positive correlation between temperature and number of cups sold. The loosely packed cluster between 40 to 51 degrees Fahrenheit and 30 to 38 cups of coffee sold suggests a weaker correlation between these variables. Overall, the scatterplot indicates that higher temperatures are generally associated with higher sales of coffee.