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Solve the problem.
-The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for thedata and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a
Negative correlation.

 Company  Total Sales  (Millions of $)   Profits  (Millions of $)   Adams 9.50.5 Browns 22.01.4 Clay 35.01.8 Donners 64.03.0 Esters 27.50.9 Framer 45.02.6 Gillies 15.00.8 Hays 57.02.2\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l c c } \hline \text { Company } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Sales } \\\text { (Millions of \$) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Profits } \\\text { (Millions of \$) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Adams } & 9.5 & 0.5 \\\text { Browns } & 22.0 & 1.4 \\\text { Clay } & 35.0 & 1.8 \\\text { Donners } & 64.0 & 3.0 \\\text { Esters } & 27.5 & 0.9 \\\text { Framer } & 45.0 & 2.6 \\\text { Gillies } & 15.0 & 0.8 \\\text { Hays } & 57.0 & 2.2 \\\hline\end{array}\\\end{array}

Solve the problem. -The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for thedata and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a Negative correlation. \begin{array}{l} \begin{array} { l c c } \hline \text { Company } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Sales } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Profits } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { Adams } & 9.5 & 0.5 \\ \text { Browns } & 22.0 & 1.4 \\ \text { Clay } & 35.0 & 1.8 \\ \text { Donners } & 64.0 & 3.0 \\ \text { Esters } & 27.5 & 0.9 \\ \text { Framer } & 45.0 & 2.6 \\ \text { Gillies } & 15.0 & 0.8 \\ \text { Hays } & 57.0 & 2.2 \\ \hline \end{array}\\ \end{array} A) Positive correlation B) Negative correlation C) Positive correlation D) No correlation


A) Positive correlation
Solve the problem. -The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for thedata and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a Negative correlation. \begin{array}{l} \begin{array} { l c c } \hline \text { Company } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Sales } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Profits } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { Adams } & 9.5 & 0.5 \\ \text { Browns } & 22.0 & 1.4 \\ \text { Clay } & 35.0 & 1.8 \\ \text { Donners } & 64.0 & 3.0 \\ \text { Esters } & 27.5 & 0.9 \\ \text { Framer } & 45.0 & 2.6 \\ \text { Gillies } & 15.0 & 0.8 \\ \text { Hays } & 57.0 & 2.2 \\ \hline \end{array}\\ \end{array} A) Positive correlation B) Negative correlation C) Positive correlation D) No correlation

B) Negative correlation
Solve the problem. -The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for thedata and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a Negative correlation. \begin{array}{l} \begin{array} { l c c } \hline \text { Company } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Sales } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Profits } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { Adams } & 9.5 & 0.5 \\ \text { Browns } & 22.0 & 1.4 \\ \text { Clay } & 35.0 & 1.8 \\ \text { Donners } & 64.0 & 3.0 \\ \text { Esters } & 27.5 & 0.9 \\ \text { Framer } & 45.0 & 2.6 \\ \text { Gillies } & 15.0 & 0.8 \\ \text { Hays } & 57.0 & 2.2 \\ \hline \end{array}\\ \end{array} A) Positive correlation B) Negative correlation C) Positive correlation D) No correlation

C) Positive correlation
Solve the problem. -The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for thedata and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a Negative correlation. \begin{array}{l} \begin{array} { l c c } \hline \text { Company } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Sales } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Profits } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { Adams } & 9.5 & 0.5 \\ \text { Browns } & 22.0 & 1.4 \\ \text { Clay } & 35.0 & 1.8 \\ \text { Donners } & 64.0 & 3.0 \\ \text { Esters } & 27.5 & 0.9 \\ \text { Framer } & 45.0 & 2.6 \\ \text { Gillies } & 15.0 & 0.8 \\ \text { Hays } & 57.0 & 2.2 \\ \hline \end{array}\\ \end{array} A) Positive correlation B) Negative correlation C) Positive correlation D) No correlation

D) No correlation
Solve the problem. -The following table gives the total sales (revenue) and profits for 8 retailers. Construct a scatter diagram for thedata and state whether sales and profits for these companies have no correlation, a positive correlation, or a Negative correlation. \begin{array}{l} \begin{array} { l c c } \hline \text { Company } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total Sales } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Profits } \\ \text { (Millions of \$) } \end{array} \\ \hline \text { Adams } & 9.5 & 0.5 \\ \text { Browns } & 22.0 & 1.4 \\ \text { Clay } & 35.0 & 1.8 \\ \text { Donners } & 64.0 & 3.0 \\ \text { Esters } & 27.5 & 0.9 \\ \text { Framer } & 45.0 & 2.6 \\ \text { Gillies } & 15.0 & 0.8 \\ \text { Hays } & 57.0 & 2.2 \\ \hline \end{array}\\ \end{array} A) Positive correlation B) Negative correlation C) Positive correlation D) No correlation

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