Junelle is formulating an investigative question. She has identified the independent variable as the hours of sunlight a plant receives, and the dependent variable as plant growth.

Question

Which investigative question would lead to the collection of data that can be represented by a scatterplot?
How tall did the plant grow?
How many hours of sunlight did the plant receive?
How do the hours of sunlight a plant receives affect its growth?
How does a plant’s growth affect the hours of sunlight a plant receives?

Answer 1

The investigative question that would lead to the collection of data that can be represented by a scatterplot is:

"How do the hours of sunlight a plant receives affect its growth?"

This question establishes a relationship between the independent variable (hours of sunlight) and the dependent variable (plant growth), allowing for the collection of paired data points that can be plotted on a scatterplot to examine the correlation between the two variables.