The Data Below Represent the Numbers of Absences and the Final

question 65

Essay

The data below represent the numbers of absences and the final grades of 15 randomly selected students from a statistics class. Construct a scattergram for the data. Do you detect a trend? $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Student}&\text { Number of Absences}&\text { Final Grade as a Percent }\\ 1 & 5 & 79 \\2 & 6 & 78 \\3 & 2 & 86 \\4 & 12 & 56 \\5 & 9 & 75 \\6 & 5 & 90 \\7 & 8 & 78 \\8 & 15 & 48 \\9 & 0 & 92 \\10 & 1 & 78 \\11 & 9 & 81 \\12 & 3 & 86 \\13 & 10 & 75 \\14 & 3 & 89 \\15 & 11 & 65\end{array}\end{array}$$

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