Question

3. The table below shows the number of cats owned by 5 different individualsand the number of pounds of cat food each individual buys each month. Usethe table to construct a scatter plot, and then choose the statement that bestdescribes the data in the scatter plot.NUMBER OFCATSFOOD/MONTH(LBS)252.1020154.2110165LO3171 2 3 4 5525A. The data appears linear with positive association.B. The data appears linear with negative association.C. The data appears non-linear with positive association.O D. The data appears non-linear with no association,

Answer 1

Given the data attached; the corresponding scatter plot is:

A scatter plot matrix shows all pairwise scatter plots for many variables. If the variables tend to increase and decrease together, the association is positive.

Hence, the statement that best describes the data in the scatter plot is:

ANSWER

A. The data appears linear with positive association.