Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 101

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
The scatterplot and regression line on the left depict the relation between a state's expenditure per student and the average SAT scores for students in the state.The scatterplot and regression line on the right depict the relation between students' SAT Verbal and SAT Quantitative scores.
Figure: Standard Error Comparisons
-(Figure: Standard Error Comparisons) For which prediction is the standard error of the estimate greater?

• A) state expenditure per student from composite SAT scores
• B) composite SAT scores from the state's expenditure per student
• C) SAT Quantitative scores from SAT Verbal scores
• D) SAT Verbal scores from SAT Quantitative scores

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