Question

use a scatter plot to display the data shown in the table available below. the data represent the numbers of hours worked and the hourly wages (in dollars) of 12 production workers. describe any patterns. click the icon to view the hours worked and the hourly wages data. which scatter plot below displays the data? what best describes the data? a. this data closely follow along a line that rises from left to right. b. the data loosely follow along a curve that rises and then falls from left to right. c. the data closely follow along a line that falls from left to right. d. the data shows no pattern.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify data points

The data has pairs of (Hours, Hourly - wage). For example, (35, 17.16), (37, 15.83) etc.

Step2: Analyze scatter - plot options

Check each scatter - plot to see if the points match the data pairs.

Step3: Analyze data pattern

Look at the distribution of points to determine if there is a linear or non - linear pattern.

Answer:

First part: Without seeing all options clearly (assuming only A and C are shown fully), we need to plot the points (35, 17.16), (37, 15.83), (34, 15.79), (40, 16.71), (34, 16.80), (33, 18.48), (40, 18.65), (31, 17.05), (28, 15.54), (45, 16.43), (35, 16.57), (28, 14.37) on a scatter - plot. After plotting, we can determine the correct scatter - plot.
Second part: D. The data shows no pattern. Looking at the data points, there is no clear linear (rising or falling) or non - linear (curving) relationship between the number of hours worked and the hourly wage.