A Researcher Is Using This Data That Compares Ocean Depth

question 90

Multiple Choice

A researcher is using this data that compares ocean depth to visibility in their research paper.
They want to reorganize the graph because the depth of the water causes the visibility to change. Which of the following changes to the axis would best represent this relationship?

• A)The x axis should be flipped so that it is arranged in decreasing visibility
• B)The y axis should be flipped so that it is arranged in increasing depth (going down) to mirror how the depth of the ocean increasing (getting deeper) as it goes down
• C)The x and y variables should be flipped (the depth is the x variable and the visibility is the y variable)
• D)None of the changes listed would correctly show this relationship.

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Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, typically the mean, indicating the accuracy of a sample mean estimate relative to the population mean.

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Mean

The mean of a collection of numbers, found by dividing the total sum of the numbers by the quantity of numbers.