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The figure shows a scatterplot of the wages and educational level of some people. Describe what you see. Explain the trend and mention any unusual points. (Source: www.stat.ucla.edu)
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The points are scattered randomly and there is no clear linear trend. This means that the data does not follow a straight line pattern, indicating that there is not a constant rate of increase or decrease between the two variables, wages and educational level. Show more…
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