6
QuizMultiple Choice
Correlation
Question 6 • DRHS GA-Statistical Reasoning
A scatterplot shows the relationship between semester tuition and 4-year graduation rate for several colleges. The graph shows that as tuition increases, graduation rates also tend to increase.
Answer
A
Higher tuition causes students to graduate at higher rates.B
Graduation rate causes tuition to increase at colleges.C
There is no relationship between tuition and graduation rate.D
There is a positive association between tuition and graduation rate, but this does not mean one causes the other.