Assume That the Relation Between SAT Scores and First-Year Grade

question 34

Multiple Choice

Assume that the relation between SAT scores and first-year grade point average (GPA) is stronger than between SAT and second-year GPA.If two scatterplots were constructed to represent these data, how would they compare?

• A) The cluster of points for SAT and second-year GPA would more closely approximate a straight line.
• B) The cluster of points for SAT and first-year GPA would more closely approximate a straight line.
• C) The pattern for both sets of data would be from the upper left portion of the graph to the lower right.
• D) The graph for SAT and first-year GPA would have more outliers.

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