Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
A consumer research group investigating the relationship between the price of meat (per kilogram) and the fat content (grams) gathered data that produced the following scatterplot.
-If the point in the lower left hand corner ($2.00 per kilogram, 6 grams of fat) were removed, the correlation would most likely
A) remain the same.
B) become stronger negative.
C) become weaker negative.
D) become positive.
E) become nonlinear.

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Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
A consumer research group investigating the relationship between the price of meat (per kilogram) and the fat content (grams) gathered data that produced the following scatterplot. 
-If the point in the lower left hand corner ($2.00 per kilogram, 6 grams of fat) were removed, the correlation would most likely
A) remain the same. 
B) become stronger negative. 
C) become weaker negative. 
D) become positive. 
E) become nonlinear.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Removing a point in the lower left corner of a scatterplot, where the rest of the data likely trends from the lower left to the upper right (indicating a negative correlation between price and fat content), would reduce the spread of data points. This reduction in variability on both axes tends to make the remaining data points more closely aligned with a straight line, thus strengthening the negative correlation.

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