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Use the given data set to complete parts (a) through (c) below. (Use alphaequals

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Question

Use the given data set to complete parts (a) through (c) below. (Use

alphaequals=0.05.)

x

10

8

13

9

11

14

6

4

12

77

55

y

7.45

6.77

12.74

7.11

7.81

8.84

6.09

5.38

8.14

6.42

5.735.73

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a. Construct a scatterplot. Choose the correct graph below.

A.

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A scatterplot has a horizontal x-scale from 0 to 16 in increments of 2 and a vertical y-scale from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. Eleven points are plotted with approximate coordinates as follows: (4, 1); (5, 1.4); (6, 1.6); (7, 2); (8, 2.4); (9, 3); (10, 3.6); (11, 4.2); (12, 4.8); (13, 6); (14, 8).

B.

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A scatterplot has a horizontal x-scale from 0 to 16 in increments of 2 and a vertical y-scale from 0 to 16 in increments of 2. Eleven points are plotted with approximate coordinates as follows: (4, 5.4); (5, 5.8); (6, 6); (7, 6.4); (8, 6.8); (9, 7.2); (10, 7.4); (11, 7.8); (12, 8.2); (13, 12.8); (14, 8.8).

C.

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A scatterplot has a horizontal x-scale from 0 to 16 in increments of 2 and a vertical y-scale from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. Eleven points are plotted with approximate coordinates as follows: (4, 6); (5, 5.6); (6, 5); (7, 4.6); (8, 4); (9, 3.6); (10, 3); (11, 2.6); (12, 2); (13, 1.6); (14, 1).

D.

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A scatterplot has a horizontal x-scale from 0 to 16 in increments of 2 and a vertical y-scale from 0 to 10 in increments of 1. Ten points are plotted with approximate coordinates as follows: (4, 3.2); (6, 6.2); (7, 7.2); (8, 8.2); (9, 8.8); (10, 9.2); (11, 9.2); (12, 9.2); (13, 8.8); (14, 8.2).

b. Find the linear correlation coefficient, r, then determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

The linear correlation coefficient is

requals=nothing.

(Round to three decimal places as needed.)

Using the linear correlation coefficient found in the previous step, determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables. Choose the correct answer below.

A.

There is

sufficientsufficient

evidence to support the claim of a nonlinear correlation between the two variables.

B.

There is

insufficientinsufficient

evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

C.

There is

sufficientsufficient

evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

D.

There is

insufficientinsufficient

evidence to support the claim of a nonlinear correlation between the two variables.

c. Identify the feature of the data that would be missed if part (b) was completed without constructing the scatterplot. Choose the correct answer below.

A.

The scatterplot reveals a perfect straight-line pattern and does not contain any outliers.

B.

The scatterplot does not reveal a perfect straight-line pattern.

C.

The scatterplot reveals a perfect straight-line pattern, except for the presence of one outlier.

D.

The scatterplot does not reveal a perfect straight-line pattern, and contains one outlier.

Explanation / Answer

The statistical software output for this problem is:

Correlation between x and y is:
0.81597031

Hence,

a) Option B is correct.

b) r = 0.816

Option C is correct.

c) The scatterplot reveals a perfect straight-line pattern, except for the presence of one outlier.

Option C is correct.

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