Questions from Statistics

Q: Suppose you wanted to know whether living situation was associated with number

Suppose you wanted to know whether living situation was associated with number of hours of study per week. Could you do that with this data table? If so, which variables would you use?

Q: The scatterplot shows data on salary and years of education for a

The scatterplot shows data on salary and years of education for a sample of workers. Comment on the trend of the scatterplot. Is the trend positive, negative, or near zero?

Q: The scatterplot shows the numbers of brothers and sisters for a large

The scatterplot shows the numbers of brothers and sisters for a large number of students. Do you think the trend is somewhat positive or somewhat negative? What does the direction (positive or negativ...

Q: Describe the trend in the scatterplot of house price and area for

Describe the trend in the scatterplot of house price and area for some houses. State which point appears to be an outlier that does not fit the rest of the data.

Q: The scatterplot shows the number of work hours and the number of

The scatterplot shows the number of work hours and the number of TV hours per week for some college students who work. There is a very slight trend. Is the trend positive or negative? What does the di...

Q: The scatterplot shows the number of hours of work per week and

The scatterplot shows the number of hours of work per week and the number of hours of sleep per night for some college students. Does the graph show a strong increasing trend, a strong decreasing tren...

Q: The scatterplot shows the age and number of hours of sleep “

The scatterplot shows the age and number of hours of sleep “last night” for some students. Do you think the trend is slightly positive or slightly negative? What do...

Q: The figure shows a scatterplot of the heights and weights of some

The figure shows a scatterplot of the heights and weights of some women taking statistics. Describe what you see. Is the trend positive, negative, or near zero? Explain.

Q: The scatterplots show SAT scores and GPA in college for a sample

The scatterplots show SAT scores and GPA in college for a sample of students. The top graph uses the critical reading SAT score to predict GPA in college and the bottom graph shows math SAT to predict...

Q: The first graph shows the years a person was employed before working

The first graph shows the years a person was employed before working at the company and the salary at the company. The second graph shows the years employed at the company and the salary. Which graph...