Question: What kind of trend does the scatter plot show? Describe a real-life situation that the scatter plot could represent.
A ) Negative trend; Age of students vs. Their height B ) No trend; Age of students vs. Number of pets they have C ) Positive trend; Age of students vs. Their height
Steps to derive
1 In the given scatter plot, as one set of data increases the other set of data tends to increase. So, the scatter plot shows positive trend.
2 We should think of a situation where the change in one set of data influence the other set of data.
3 The plot could represent the situation where "the age of a few students and their height" are considered. As the age increases, the heights tend to increase.
