ust by looking at the scatterplot, which of the following is the best description of the association? Group of answer choices ( ) Negative linear association ( ) Positive linear association ( ) Curvilinear association ( ) No linear association

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Baseball Scatterplot Association

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data(Baseball)

This data frame contains observations for 322 baseball players on 25 variables using data from 1986. At bats, atbat86, count the number of official plate appearances by a hitter. A hit, hits86, is credited to a hitter if they successfully make it to first base after they hit the ball into fair territory. The scatterplot is shown below.

Just by looking at the scatterplot, which of the following is the best description of the association?

Group of answer choices
( ) Negative linear association
( ) Positive linear association
( ) Curvilinear association
( ) No linear association
At Bats vs. Hits in 1986
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1986 Player At Bats
1986 Player Hits
Transcribed Image Text:At Bats vs. Hits in 1986 200 150 100 50 200 400 600 1986 Player At Bats 1986 Player Hits
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