Professor Connolly uses a scatterplot to display the relationship between students' intelligence test scores and the number of failing grades they have received. The points on the plot are most likely clustered in a pattern that

A) resembles a U-shaped curve.
B) extends from the upper left to the lower right of the plot.
C) resembles a bell-shaped curve.
D) extends from the lower left to the upper right of the plot.

Question

mayelin Garcia · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  It is likely that students with higher intelligence test scores will have fewer failing grades, and vice versa, resulting in a diagonal line that extends from the lower left to the upper right of the plot. This is commonly known as a negative correlation.

Definitions

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Related questions