In: Statistics and Probability
For decades, researchers have studied the relationship between violent media and violent behavior, with some studies finding a relationship, and others not. The following are data from a small study of teenagers that investigates the relationship between playing violent video games and fighting at school.
Case |
Hours spent playing violent video games per week |
Number of fights during school year |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
40 |
5 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
Use the above data to construct a scatterplot. Additionally, interpret the scatterplot.