The scatterplot above shows the relationship between the amount of time spent watching commercials each day and the amount of money spent each week on brand name grocery products for 10 consumers. The line of best fit for the data is also shown. Which of the following best represents the meaning of the slope of the line of best fit in the context of this question?
A. The predicted amount of time spent watching commercials when a person spends 0 dollars on brand name products
B. The predicted amount of money spent on brand name products when a person spends 0 minutes watching commercials
C. The predicted increase in time spent watching commercials for every dollar increase in money spent on brand name products
D. The predicted increase in money spent on brand name products for every one-minute increase in time spent watching commercials
Answer:D
The scatterplot above shows the relationship between the amount of time spent watching commercials each day and the amount of money spent each week on brand name grocery products for 10 consumers. The line of best fit for the data is also shown. Which of the following best represents the meaning of the slope of the line of best fit in the context of this question?
A. The predicted amount of time spent watching commercials when a person spends 0 dollars on brand name products B. The predicted amount of money spent on brand name products when a person spends 0 minutes watching commercials C. The predicted increase in time spent watching commercials for every dollar increase in money spent on brand name products D. The predicted increase in money spent on brand name products for every one-minute increase in time spent watching commercials
Explanation: D