Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. a merchandiser has to decide whether she should continue stocking a particular brand of jeans in 2014. the graph shows the unit sales of this item in previous years. the data shows trend (options: an exponential, a parabolic, a positive linear, an unrecognizable) trend. based on the graph, we can assume that sales in 2014 the part about sales in 2014 is not fully clear from the ocr but the main context is about analyzing the trend of jeans sales from the graph with years 2006 - 2014 and sales (pieces sold) on the other axis.

Explanation:

Looking at the scatter plot, the sales (in thousands) increase each year: 2007 (6k), 2008 (4k), 2009 (3k), 2010 (5k), 2011 (7k), 2012 (10k) – this shows a clear upward, steady increasing pattern that fits a positive linear trend. This upward trend means sales are growing, so continuing to stock the jeans is logical.

Answer:

The data shows: a positive linear trend
Based on the graph, we can assume that sales will increase in 2014.