Question

Determine whether a scatter plot of the data for the following situation might show a positive, negative, or no relationship. Explain your answer.

birth month and birth weight
a.
no relationship; a person’s birth weight is not affected by birth month.
b.
no relationship; a person’s birth weight increases as the year progresses.
c.
positive relationship; a person’s birth weight increases as the year progresses.
d.
negative relationship; a person’s birth weight decreases as the year progresses.

Answer 1

I think the answer is a. For the birth weight of a person has no connection with his birth month.