The Data Below Represent the Numbers of Absences and the Final

question 149

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? $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Student } & \text { Number of Absences } & \text { Final Grade as a Percent } \\1 & 5 & 79 \\2 & 6 & 78 \\3 & 2 & 86 \\4 & 12 & 56 \\5 & 9 & 75 \\6 & 5 & 90 \\7 & 8 & 78 \\8 & 15 & 48 \\9 & 0 & 92 \\10 & 1 & 78 \\11 & 9 & 81 \\12 & 3 & 86 \\13 & 10 & 75 \\14 & 3 & 89 \\15 & 11 & 65\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Incremental

Refers to something happening in small steps or stages.

Malleable

Describing something that is capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; often used in the context of personal attributes or abilities.

Attributional

Relating to the process of explaining the causes of behavior and events, including the attributions we make to understand others' actions.

Correspondent Inference

A theory in social psychology that explains how people infer others' personal characteristics from their behavior, assuming it corresponds to their personality.