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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question

A scatterplot shows the hours pupils spent revising and their test scores. The points rise from the lower left to the upper right. Which statement best describes the relationship?

  1. A. Pupils who revised longer tended to score higher.Correct
  2. B. Pupils who revised longer tended to score lower.
  3. C. There is no relationship between revising and scores.
  4. D. Every pupil scored the same.

Answer: A. Pupils who revised longer tended to score higher.

Points rising to the right show that higher hours go with higher scores.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Pupils who revised longer tended to score lower.
That would show points falling to the right.
C. There is no relationship between revising and scores.
A clear rising pattern is a relationship.
D. Every pupil scored the same.
The scores vary.

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