Question #6421644Single Choice

Algebra-1

Question

A scatter plot is made to display the relationship between the number of customers in a store and the amount of revenue generated per hour. If the scatter plot shows a very strong positive correlation and then a new data point is added where the store had a large number of customers but very low revenue due to a technical glitch in the payment system that day. What will most likely happen to the correlation coefficient?

Options

A
    It will increase slightly.
B
    It will decrease.
C
    It will remain unchanged.
D
    It will become negative.

Answer & Analysis

Click "Show Answer" to reveal the answer and analysis

Want More Practice Questions?

Access thousands of practice questions with detailed explanations on Scholardog.

Practice Now - It's Free!