If the Point in the Upper Right Corner of This

question 18

Multiple Choice

If the point in the upper right corner of this scatterplot is removed from the data set, then what will happen to the slope of the line of best fit (b) and to the correlation (r) ?

• A)b will increase, and r will decrease.
• B)b will decrease, and r will increase.
• C)both will decrease.
• D)both will increase.
• E)both will remain the same.

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