Professor Chang displays the relationship between the height and weight measurements of over 500 randomly selected people using a scatterplot. The points on the scatterplot are most likely clustered in a pattern that

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The most common pattern seen in scatterplots of height and weight is a positive correlation, meaning as height increases, so does weight. This creates a diagonal pattern extending from the lower left to the upper right of the plot, which is best represented by choice D. The other options, a U-shaped curve, a bell-shaped curve, or a line extending from the upper left to the lower right, are less likely since they do not follow the typical pattern of height and weight correlation.

Professor Chang Displays the Relationship Between the Height and Weight