Lydia wanted to know if sons of taller fathers tend to be taller. Here are the heights of the fathers and sons in Lydia’s sample: Here is Lydia’s description of the scatterplot: There is a positive linear association between fathers’ heights and sons’ heights. There are a few potential outliers. What, if anything, is missing from this description?     Form

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Lydia wanted to know if sons of taller fathers tend to be taller. Here are the heights of the fathers and sons in Lydia’s sample:

Here is Lydia’s description of the scatterplot:
There is a positive linear association between fathers’ heights and sons’ heights. There are a few potential outliers.
What, if anything, is missing from this description?

   

Form

   

Direction

   

Strength

   

Outliers

   

Nothing is missing; this is a complete

188+
178-
168-
158+
158 168 178 188
Father's height (cm)
Son's height (cm)
Transcribed Image Text:188+ 178- 168- 158+ 158 168 178 188 Father's height (cm) Son's height (cm)
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