The Reason for the Typical Shape Assumed by the Array

question 50

Multiple Choice

The reason for the typical shape assumed by the array of points in a scatter plot, is due to

• A) the central tendency expected on the two distributions
• B) the wide variability expected on the two distributions
• C) the significant difference between the means of the two distributions
• D) the significant difference between the variabilities of the two

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