Solve the Problem A) Negative Correlation


B) Positive Correlation

question 7

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The table below shows the times (in hours) that seven students spend watching television and using the internet. Construct a scatter diagram for the data and state whether these times have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation.

$\begin{array}{l}\text { Student TV TimeInternet Time }\\\begin{array}{lcc} & \text { (hours) } & \text { (hours) } \\\text { Tom } & 9 & 6 \\\text { Dick } & 5 & 4 \\\text { Harry } & 3 & 0 \\\text { Sue } & 8 & 9 \\\text { Betty } & 8 & 10 \\\text { Erin } & 6 & 1 \\\text { Jan } & 7 & 10\end{array}\end{array}$

• A) Negative correlation
• B) Positive correlation
• C) No correlation
• D) Positive correlation

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