An Introductory Statistics Class Decides to Investigate Whether There Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

An introductory statistics class decides to investigate whether there is a relationship between the performance on midterms 1 and 2. The instructor creates a scatterplot of midterm 2 scores (y) versus midterm 1 scores (x) . Based on the plot, which of the following is likely true?

• A)The correlation between midterm 1 and midterm 2 scores is positive.
• B)Students who did well on midterm 1 did not do so well on midterm 2, and vice versa.
• C)There is no relationship between midterm 1 and midterm 2 performance.
• D)None of the answer options is correct.

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