Question

question 6 (1 point)(05.07 mc)ben wanted to know if there was a correlation between the height of a dog and its age. he collected data and created the scatterplot shown:determine the closest correlation coefficient (r value) for these data.a 0b 1c -1d -0.3

Explanation:

Step1: Identify trend direction

Observe the scatterplot: as x (age) increases, y (height) generally decreases, so r is negative.

Step2: Assess correlation strength

The points are scattered, not tightly clustered along a line, so the correlation is weak (not a strong -1).

Step3: Match to options

Eliminate positive/zero options (0, 1). -1 is a perfect negative correlation (too strong), so -0.3 is the closest weak negative value.

Answer:

d. -0.3