If the Point in the Upper Left Corner of the Scatterplot

question 61

Multiple Choice

If the point in the upper left corner of the scatterplot shown below is removed, what will happen to the correlation (r) and the slope of the line of best fit (b) ?

• A)They will not change.
• B)Both will increase.
• C)Both will decrease.
• D)r will increase and b will decrease.
• E)r will decrease and b will increase.

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