Question

what pattern does the data in the scatter plot exhibit? a) positive linear b) positive linear with outliers c) nonlinear

Explanation:

A positive linear pattern in a scatter - plot means that as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase. In this scatter - plot, we can observe that as the \(x\) - values (horizontal axis) increase, the \(y\) - values (vertical axis) generally increase. There are no points that deviate significantly from this general increasing trend (no outliers). A nonlinear pattern would show a curve or a more complex non - straight - line relationship.

Answer:

a) positive linear