An Introductory Statistics Class Decides to Investigate Whether There Is

Multiple Choice

An introductory statistics class decides to investigate whether there is a relationship between the performance on midterms 1 and 2. The instructor creates a scatterplot of midterm 2 scores (y) versus midterm 1 scores (x) . Based on the plot, which of the following is likely true?

A) The correlation between midterm 1 and midterm 2 scores is positive.
B) Students who did well on midterm 1 did not do so well on midterm 2, and vice versa.
C) There is no relationship between midterm 1 and midterm 2 performance.
D) None of the answer options is correct.