Question

select the correct answer.tyler gathered data from 12 recent basketball games about the number of points he scored, the number of points his teammate nolan scored, and the total number of points his team scored. he displayed the data in two scatter plots.does either scatter plot indicate a positive correlation between the variables?○ only plot a○ only plot b○ both plot a and plot b○ neither plot a nor plot b

Explanation:

A positive correlation exists when as the x-variable increases, the y-variable tends to increase (points trend upward from left to right).

• Plot A: Points are scattered with no clear upward trend; as Tyler's points increase, Nolan's points do not consistently rise.
• Plot B: As Tyler's points (x-axis) increase, team points (y-axis) clearly trend upward, showing a positive correlation.

Answer:

only plot B