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mathland

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Sketch A Scatter Plot

The table shows the number y of Wal-Mart stores
for each year x from 2008 through 2014. (Source:
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

Year x

2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

Number of Stores, y

7720
8416
8970
10,130
10,773
10,942
11,453

I know the above table represents points on the xy-plane.
After plotting the points, what comes next?

Last edited by mathland (2021-04-21 20:33:50)

Bob

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Re: Sketch A Scatter Plot

What does the rest of the question ask?

If you're just asked for the scatter plot then it sounds like you've done it.

Bob

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mathland

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Re: Sketch A Scatter Plot

What does the rest of the question ask?

If you're just asked for the scatter plot then it sounds like you've done it.

Bob

I posted the entire question. I think it is simply an exercise in terms of plotting points.

Mathegocart

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Re: Sketch A Scatter Plot

What does the rest of the question ask?

If you're just asked for the scatter plot then it sounds like you've done it.

Bob

I posted the entire question. I think it is simply an exercise in terms of plotting points.

That's exactly what it is.

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mathland

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Registered: 2021-03-25

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Re: Sketch A Scatter Plot

What does the rest of the question ask?

If you're just asked for the scatter plot then it sounds like you've done it.

Bob

I posted the entire question. I think it is simply an exercise in terms of plotting points.

That's exactly what it is.

Thanks. More questions coming when time allows. I sure wish this site divided the math forums by courses.

Bob

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Re: Sketch A Scatter Plot

I sure wish this site divided the math forums by courses.

You're forgetting that the forum has members from all over the world.  Different countries have different curricula.

If you start here:  https://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm you should be able to find most topics.

Bob

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob

mathland

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Registered: 2021-03-25

Posts: 444

Re: Sketch A Scatter Plot

I sure wish this site divided the math forums by courses.

You're forgetting that the forum has members from all over the world.  Different countries have different curricula.

If you start here:  https://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm you should be able to find most topics.

Bob

Hello Bob. What's new? I totally understand but we can turn this site into another brainly or freemathhelp or mathhelpboard or mathhelpforum, etc.