Make a scatterplot for each set of data. Tell whether the data show a linear association or a nonlinear association. (1, 2), (7, 9.5), (4, 7), (2, 4.2), (6, 8.25), (3, 5.8), (5, 8), (8, 10), (0, 0)

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Make a scatterplot for each set of data. Tell whether the data show a linear association or a nonlinear association. (1, 2), (7, 9.5), (4, 7), (2, 4.2), (6, 8.25), (3, 5.8), (5, 8), (8, 10), (0, 0)

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Step 1 Scatterplot The first coordinate x in an ordered pair (x,y) is on the horizontal axis, while the second coordinate y is on the vertical axis. The 2-values range from 0 to 8, thus an appropriate scale for the horizontal axis is from —1 to 9. The y-values range from 0 to 10, thus an appropriate scale for the vertical axis is from —1 to 11.  Step 2 We note that there is a slight curvature present in the scatterplot and thus the data show a nonlinear association. Result: Nonlinear assotiation.

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