Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

Essay

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
-The numbers of home runs that Mark McGwire hit in the first 13 years of his major league baseball career are listed below. (Source: Major League Handbook) Construct a scatter diagram for the data. Is there a relationship between the home runs and the batting averages?
$\begin{array}{lc|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c}\text { Home Runs } & 33 & 39 & 22 & 42 & 9 & 9 & 39 & 52 & 58 & 70 \\ \text { Batting Average } & .231 & .235 & .201 & .268 & .33 & .252 & .274 & .312 & .274 & .299\end{array}$