Question

How influe One statistic used to measure a country's wealth is the gross domestic product (GDP). A higher GDP indicates higher wealth. A researcher compared the GDP per person for 12 countries with the life expectancy of that country. The data for the 12.countries are shown in the scatterplot. The value ofr for the scatterplot is 0.608.

Answer 1

1st option: This data point weakens the correlation.

Explanation:

According to what can be seen on the graph, Jordan's point is an outlier. This is because it is outside the trend that the graph shows.

Therefore, what this point does is weaken the correlation.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

1st option: This data point weakens the correlation.