Does a major league baseball team's record during spring training indicate how the team will play during the regular season? Over a six-year period, the correlation coefficient between a team's winning percentage in spring training and its winning percentage in the regular season is . Shown are the winning percentages for the American League teams during a season.

A scatterplot of two variables is a picture of the relationship represented in a correlation. Group of answer choices True False

The table lists weights (pounds) and highway mileage amounts (mpg) for seven automobiles. Use the sample data to construct a scatterplot. Use the first variable for the x-axis. Based on the scatterplot, what do you conclude about a linear correlation? Weight (lb) Highway (mpg) Which scatterplot below shows the data? A. 40- 20- 2000 5000 2795 3225 3470 32 34 28 Weight (lb) B. 40- 20+ 2000 D 5000 Weight (lb) 4085 4155 2225 25 23 38 C. ● 20+ 2000 ● ● ● ● 5000 Weight (lb) Is there a linear relationship between weight and highway mileage? A. No, there appears to be no relationship. B. Yes, as the weight increases the highway mileage decreases. C. No, there appears to be a relationship, but it is not linear. D. Yes, as the weight increases the highway mileage increases. 40- 20- 2000 3440 29 5000 Weight (lb)

Experimental or Observational: A group of students is interested in knowing if there is a correlation between the amount of sleep kids get and their performance on the SAT.  They have 20 kids sleep for 5 hours, 20 kids sleep for 6 hours, 20 kids sleep for 7 hours, and 20 kids sleep for 8 hours.  They get their SAT scores and analyze the data. ______________

Give an example of two variables that have a positive linear correlation. Give an example of two variables that have a negative linear correlation. Give an example of two variables that have no correlation. Below is the height in inches and weight in pounds of eleven individuals Height, x 62 63 66 68 70 72 73 74 74 75 75 Weight, y 195 190 250 220 250 255 260 275 280 295 300 x = 65 inches x = 69 inches x = 71 inches

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