A Scatterplot Showing the Relationship Between Two Variables

question 23

Multiple Choice

A scatterplot showing the relationship between two variables

• A) provides information about the data that is not reflected in the correlation coefficient.
• B) can reveal problems with the data that may result in spuriously high or low correlation coefficients.
• C) illustrates graphically both the strength and the direction of the relationship between them.
• D) all of these

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