Question

the scatterplot illustrates the relationship between high school and college gpas for a sample of students. which of the following is an accurate description of the scatterplot? students with higher high school gpas have higher college gpas. students with lower high school gpas repeat their performance and get low college gpas. because college is a fresh start, there is no relationship between high school and college gpas. lower high school gpas correlate to lower college gpas, with one exception of a low high school gpa and high college gpa.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Not all students with higher high - school GPAs have higher college GPAs. For example, there are points where high - school GPA is around 3.5 and college GPA is 2.8, while some with lower high - school GPA (e.g., 2.0) have higher college GPA (4.0).
• Option 2: The statement is too absolute. There is an outlier (high - school GPA 2.0 and college GPA 4.0).
• Option 3: There is a general trend (though with an outlier), so it's not correct to say there is no relationship.
• Option 4: Generally, lower high - school GPAs (excluding the outlier at 2.0 high - school GPA and 4.0 college GPA) seem to correlate with lower college GPAs.

Answer:

Lower high school GPAs correlate to lower college GPAs, with one exception of a low high school GPA and high college GPA.