20 points!!!The scatterplot shows the number of roommates and the monthly cost of rent for a group of college students.Which statement about the scatterplot is true?A..Including the point (2, 100) could cause the description of the data set to be overstated.B..Including the point (2, 100) could cause the description of the data set to be understated.C..The point (2, 100) shows that there is no relationship between the number of roommates and monthly rent.D..Although (2, 100) is an extreme value, it should be part of the description of the relationship between the number of roommates and monthly rent.
Accepted Solution
A:
B.
The other values largely create a trend, while that value is an outlier. Typically, when conducting statistical studies, you can count out outliers that will throw off the overall trend.