The number of high school graduates in a certain state over a 8-year period are shown in the table.

Question

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of Graduates (thousands)

163 169 172 182 197 203 213 215
Complete the statement about the data.

Because time 1 of 3.
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_ a category, a 2 of 3.
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is appropriate to display the data.

The data show 3 of 3.
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in the number of graduates as the years increase.

Answer 1

To complete the statement about the data:

1. "Because time is a continuous variable."
2. "A line graph is appropriate to display the data."
3. "The data show an increase in the number of graduates as the years increase."

So the complete statement would read:

"Because time is a continuous variable, a line graph is appropriate to display the data. The data show an increase in the number of graduates as the years increase."