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QuizMultiple Choice
Choosing the Best Model
Question 14 • DRHS GA-Statistical Reasoning
A small technology company started offering shares of stock to investors in 1987. At that time, the price of one share of stock was $0.39. Since then, the company has experienced rapid growth. Twenty-two years later, the price of a single share of stock has risen to over $110. One scatterplot shown summarizes the number of years since the initial stock offering in 1987 and the price of the stock, while the other compares years since 1987 to the log of stock price.
Answer
A
A linear model is appropriate because the scatterplot of the transformed data is roughly linear.B
An exponential model is appropriate because the scatterplot of time and log price is increasing.C
An exponential model could be appropriate because the scatterplot of time versus log price is roughly linear.D
A power model is appropriate because the scatterplot of time and price shows a curved relationship.