Question

answer the question correctly to continue: a coach records the number of practices and number of goals scored. the scatterplot shows a positive linear pattern with one outlier. what does this outlier mean? all players scored equally one player attended many practices but scored very few goals one player barely practiced and scored no goals the coach forgot to record data

Explanation:

An outlier in a scatter - plot is a data point that deviates significantly from the general pattern. Here, the general pattern is a positive linear relationship (more practices, more goals). The outlier would be a point that doesn't follow this. If a player attended many practices (high x - value for number of practices) but scored very few goals (low y - value for number of goals), it would be an outlier as it doesn't fit the positive linear trend.

• "All players scored equally" would mean all points are at the same y - value, which is not an outlier in a positive linear pattern context.
• "One player barely practiced and scored no goals" would be a point near the origin, which might fit a positive linear pattern (if the line passes near the origin).
• "The coach forgot to record data" is not related to the nature of an outlier in terms of the relationship between practices and goals.

Answer:

One player attended many practices but scored very few goals.