Question

An economist conducted a study of the possible association between weekly income and weekly grocery expenditures. Of particular interest was whether higher income would result in shoppers spending more on groceries. A random sample of shoppers at a local supermarket was obtained. A questionnaire was administered asking about the weekly income of each shopper’s family and their grocery bill for that week. The scatter plot shows the relation between weekly grocery bill and income. 'Weekly income' is labeled on the horizontal axis, which ranges from 0 to 1000 with increments of 200. The weekly grocery bill is labeled on the vertical axis, which ranges from 50 to 200 with increments of 50. There is a positive association between the two variables, however, the clusters of dots are not close to each other.
The scatterplot of weekly grocery expenditures vs. income shows:

(A) a weak positive association between the two variables.
(B) a weak negative association between the two variables.
(C) a strong positive association between the two variables.
(D) a strong negative association between the two variables.

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) a weak positive association between the two variables.