Employee Name Years of Higher Education Current Salary

Joslyn Smith 6 $81,500
Heather Miller 2 $38,000
Marie Coolidge
Question
Examine the data table, which shows a list of employees at a company, how many years of higher education they have, and their current salary. Use this table to answer the question.
Complete the missing data in the table above using the following information.

Marie Coolidge is a new employee. She has five years of experience in a similar job, where she was paid $45,000–$65,000. She has four years of higher education. Her current salary will be $55,000.
(1 point)
Responses

4, $45,000

7 answers

The missing data for Marie Coolidge can be filled in as follows:

  • Years of Higher Education: 4
  • Current Salary: $55,000

Hence, the completed entry for Marie Coolidge in the table will be:

Marie Coolidge | 4 | $55,000

Employee Name Years of Higher Education Current Salary
Joslyn Smith 6 $81,500
Heather Miller 2 $38,000
Marie Coolidge
Question
Examine the data table, which shows a list of employees at a company, how many years of higher education they have, and their current salary. Use this table to answer the question.
Assuming that the data for all employees follows the same pattern, which kind of relationship is there between years of higher education and current salary?
(1 point)
Responses

a clustered relationship
a clustered relationship

There is no relationship.
There is no relationship.

a negative correlation
a negative correlation

a positive correlation

Based on the information provided and the current data of the employees:

  • Joslyn Smith has 6 years of higher education and a salary of $81,500.
  • Heather Miller has 2 years of higher education and a salary of $38,000.
  • Marie Coolidge has 4 years of higher education and a salary of $55,000.

From this information, we can observe that as the years of higher education increase, the current salary tends to increase as well.

Therefore, the relationship between years of higher education and current salary is:

a positive correlation.

Employee Name Years of Higher Education Current Salary
Joslyn Smith 6 $81,500
Heather Miller 2 $38,000
Marie Coolidge
Question
Examine the data table, which shows a list of employees at a company, how many years of higher education they have, and their current salary. Use this table to answer the question.
Which of the following is a variable in the data table above?
(1 point)
Responses

previous salary
previous salary

years of experience
years of experience

years of higher education
years of higher education

average salary

In the data table provided, the variables are the attributes that can change or vary among the employees listed.

Among the options given, the correct variable in the data table is:

years of higher education.

Which kind of relationship is shown in the following scatter plot?

A graph with a x -axis and y-axis is shown. 5 black dots ranging from left-parenthesis 1 comma 9.8 right-parenthesis to left-parenthesis 9 comma 1.3 right-parenthesis in a downward slope.
(1 point)
Responses

negative correlation
negative correlation

positive correlation
positive correlation

a direct relationship
a direct relationship

no trend
no trend

The scatter plot you described shows a downward slope, indicating that as the values on the x-axis increase, the values on the y-axis decrease. This indicates an inverse relationship between the two variables.

Therefore, the relationship shown in the scatter plot is:

negative correlation.