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If the Point in the Upper Left Corner of the Scatterplot

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If the point in the upper left corner of the scatterplot is removed, what will happen to the correlation (r) and the slope of the line of best fit (b) ? If the point in the upper left corner of the scatterplot is removed, what will happen to the correlation (r)  and the slope of the line of best fit (b) ?   A)  r will decrease and b will increase. B)  Both will decrease. C)  r will increase and b will decrease. D)  They will not change. E)  Both will increase.


A) r will decrease and b will increase.
B) Both will decrease.
C) r will increase and b will decrease.
D) They will not change.
E) Both will increase.

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