Income and Attractiveness Narrative

question 155

Essay

Income and Attractiveness Narrative
In order to determine whether good looks translate into heftier paycheques, an economist collected the data shown below on annual income of doctors (y) in thousands of dollars and attractiveness (x) as recorded on a scale from 1 to 5, based on a panel's rating of head-and-shoulder photographs.
-Refer to Income and Attractiveness Narrative. Construct a scatterplot and comment on the relationship between income of doctors and attractiveness.

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Census Bureau

A national agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating demographic, economic, and social data about the population.

Minority

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Titular Ethnic Group

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