Chapter 12: Q.18 (page 715)
Does the scatter plot appear linear? Strong or weak? Positive or negative?

Short Answer
In the given scatter plot of the problem, the plot is not appear linear and weak and the correlation is negative.
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Chapter 12: Q.18 (page 715)
Does the scatter plot appear linear? Strong or weak? Positive or negative?

In the given scatter plot of the problem, the plot is not appear linear and weak and the correlation is negative.
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