Question

Scatter plots are Select one: A. applicable mainly to discrete data. B. often fitted with a linear equation in Excel. C. useful in visualizing trends over time. D. useful in identifying causal relationships.

Answer 1

we know that scatter plot provides us visual representation for the relationship between two variables.

option A is incorrect because we can apply scatter plot for discrete as well as continuous data type.

option B is correct because when we use to plot a scatter plot, then we also use the linear line equation that shows the relationship between variables

option C is incorrect because for visualization of trends over time, we always use time series plot, but not scatter plots

option D is incorrect because we can determine whether the relationship is causal or not, just by using the chart alone.