Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337793612
Author: PECK, Roxy.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 44E
Consumer Reports (consumerreports.org) rated 37 different models of laptops that were for sale in 2015. An overall score was assigned to each model based on consideration of several factors, including performance, portability, and battery life. Data on price and overall score were used to construct the following
Would you describe the relationship between price and overall score for these laptops as positive (overall score tends to increase as price increases) or negative (overall score tends to decrease as price increases)? Explain.
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Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
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