A Survey Was Conducted in 20 Counties to Determine the Percentage

question 74

Multiple Choice

A survey was conducted in 20 counties to determine the percentage of teenagers who had used marijuana and other drugs.Data shown on the following scatterplot indicate a correlation of 0.972 between the percent of teens who have used marijuana and the percent who have used other drugs.Describe the association.

• A)Strong curved relation in a positive direction
• B)Weak linear relation in a positive direction
• C)Strong linear relation in a positive direction
• D)Strong nonlinear relation in a positive direction
• E)No evidence of relation

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