Question

1. the table shows the average points scored per game by an nba player in the first ten seasons of his career. construct a scatter plot of the data. (example 1)

season 1 2 3 4 5
average points per game 28.2 22.7 37.1 35.0 32.5
season 6 7 8 9 10
average points per game 33.6 31.5 30.1 32.6 26.9

Explanation:

Step1: Identify variables for axes

Independent variable (x-axis): Season (1 to 10)
Dependent variable (y-axis): Average Points Per Game

Step2: List all data pairs

$(1, 28.2), (2, 22.7), (3, 37.1), (4, 35.0), (5, 32.5), (6, 33.6), (7, 31.5), (8, 30.1), (9, 32.6), (10, 26.9)$

Step3: Set up the coordinate system

Label x-axis "Season" with ticks 1-10, label y-axis "Average Points Per Game" with a range from 20 to 40 (to cover all data values).

Step4: Plot each data point

Mark each of the paired values from Step 2 as individual points on the coordinate system.

Answer:

A scatter plot with:

• X-axis labeled "Season" (values 1 through 10)
• Y-axis labeled "Average Points Per Game" (range 20 to 40)
• Plotted points: $(1, 28.2), (2, 22.7), (3, 37.1), (4, 35.0), (5, 32.5), (6, 33.6), (7, 31.5), (8, 30.1), (9, 32.6), (10, 26.9)$