When the Points in a Scatter Plot Clearly Move in a Top-Left

question 23

Multiple Choice

When the points in a scatter plot clearly move in a top-left to bottom-right direction, one has a _______ relationship.

• A) Positive
• B) Negative
• C) Causative
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Interval Estimate

A type of estimate used in statistics that specifies a range within which a population parameter is expected to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Distribution

Refers to the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the context of mean.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that is used to estimate the parameter of a population.