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Course: AP®︎/College Statistics > Unit 5

Lesson 1: Representing the relationship between two quantitative variables
Math
AP®︎/College Statistics
Exploring two-variable quantitative data
Representing the relationship between two quantitative variables
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Describing scatterplots

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Problem

Addie is curious about the relationship between the amount of rain and the temperature when it rains. For 11 rainy days, she writes down the amount of rain and the temperature. Here are her results:
Here's Addie's description of the scatterplot:
There is a weak negative association between the amount of rain and the temperature when it rains. The day with 2 cm of rain and a temperature of 3∘C is an outlier.
What, if anything, is missing from this description?
Choose 1 answer: