A graduate teaching assistant for an Introduction to Statistics course collected data from one of her classes to investigate the relationship between using the explanatory variable x=study time per week​ (average number of​ hours) to predict the response variable y=college GPA. For the 21 females in her​ class, the correlation was 0.42. For the eight males in her​ class, the data were as shown in the following table. Complete parts a through c below.   Student 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   Study Time 15 6 22 13 24 4 10 15   GPA 3.4 2.8 3.9 3.2 3.7 2.7 3.2 2.7   a. Construct a scatterplot. Interpret.   Which scatterplot below correctly shows the​ data?     A.       04004xy         A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that rises from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (2.7, 4), (2.7, 15), and (2.8, 6). Your answer is correct.   B.       04004xy         A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that falls from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (10, 2.7), (24, 3.2), and (15, 3.9).   C.       04004xy         A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that falls from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (4, 3.7), (10, 2.8), and (15, 3.9).   D.       04004xy         A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that falls from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (10, 3.2), (24, 2.8), and (22, 3.9).   The scatterplot shows a strong positive   association between the two variables. b. Find and interpret the correlation.   The correlation is 0.830.83. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.) The correlation shows a strong positive   association between the two​ variables, with longer study times associated with higher   GPAs. c. Find and interpret the prediction equation by reporting the predicted GPA for a student who studies​ (i) 9 hours per​ week, (ii) 24 hours per week.   The regression equation is y=nothing+x. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)   Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check Answer.

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A graduate teaching assistant for an Introduction to Statistics course collected data from one of her classes to investigate the relationship between using the explanatory variable
x=study
time per week​ (average number of​ hours) to predict the response variable
y=college
GPA. For the 21 females in her​ class, the correlation was 0.42. For the eight males in her​ class, the data were as shown in the following table. Complete parts a through c below.
 
Student
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
 
Study Time
15
6
22
13
24
4
10
15
 
GPA
3.4
2.8
3.9
3.2
3.7
2.7
3.2
2.7
 
a. Construct a scatterplot. Interpret.
 
Which scatterplot below correctly shows the​ data?
 
 
A.
 
 
 
04004xy
 
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  •  
A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that rises from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (2.7, 4), (2.7, 15), and (2.8, 6).
Your answer is correct.
 
B.
 
 
 
04004xy
 
  •  
  •  
  •  
A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that falls from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (10, 2.7), (24, 3.2), and (15, 3.9).
 
C.
 
 
 
04004xy
 
  •  
  •  
  •  
A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that falls from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (4, 3.7), (10, 2.8), and (15, 3.9).
 
D.
 
 
 
04004xy
 
  •  
  •  
  •  
A scatterplot has a horizontal x-axis labeled from 0 to 40 in increments of 10 and a vertical y-axis labeled from 0 to 4 in increments of 1. A cluster of plotted points that form a line that falls from left to right lie between horizontal coordinates of 0 and 30 and the vertical coordinates of 2 and 4. The cluster includes (10, 3.2), (24, 2.8), and (22, 3.9).
 
The scatterplot shows
a strong positive
 
association between the two variables.
b. Find and interpret the correlation.
 
The correlation is
0.830.83.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
The correlation shows
a strong positive
 
association between the two​ variables, with longer study times associated with
higher
 
GPAs.
c. Find and interpret the prediction equation by reporting the predicted GPA for a student who studies​ (i)
9
hours per​ week, (ii)
24
hours per week.
 
The regression equation is
y=nothing+x.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
 
Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check Answer.
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