spending and achievement

Essay text:

The following are numerical and graphical data of the student spending case: The first table was sorted by least spent to most spent and adjacent to that are lowest scores to highest scores. This is a way to look at the data and see if there is any evidence that spending and scores might be related. The scatter diagram shows test scores in relation to money spent. State Spending per Pupil ($) Composite Score State Spending per Pupil ($) Composite Score Utah 3,280 650 California 4,917 580 Mississippi 3,423 582 Hawaii 5,532 580 Alabama 3,777 604 Louisiana 4,049 581 Tennessee 3,800 618 Mississippi 3,423 582 Arizona 4,041 618 South Carolina 4,304 603 Louisiana 4,049 581 Alabama 3,777 604 Arkansas 4,060 615 Georgia 4,663 611 New Mexico 4,097 614 Florida 4,934 611 South Carolina 4,304 603 New Mexico 4,097 614 North Dakota 4,374 671 Arkansas 4,060 615 Missouri 4,483 641 Delaware 6,208 615 Texas 4,520 627 Tennessee 3,800 618 North Carolina 4,521 629 Arizona 4,041 618 Georgia 4,663 611 West Virginia 5,247 625 Colorado 4,772 644 Maryland 6,100 625 California 4,917 580 Kentucky 5,020 626 Florida 4,934 611 Texas 4,520 627 Montana 4,985 667 New York 8,162 628 Kentucky 5,020 626 North Carolina 4,521 629 Iowa 5,060 665 Rhode Island 6,554 638 Indiana 5,128 649 Washington 5,338 639 West Virginia 5,247 625 Missouri 4,483 641 Washington 5,338 639 Colorado 4,772 644 Nebraska 5,410 660 Indiana 5,128 649 Minnesota 5,477 661 Utah 3,280 650 Wyoming 5,515 657 Wyoming 5,515 657 Hawaii 5,532 580 Connecticut 7,629 657 Maine 5,561 675 Massachusetts 6,413 658 Wisconsin 6,055 667 Nebraska 5,410 660 Maryland 6,100 625 Minnesota 5,477 661 Delaware 6,208 615 Iowa 5,060 665 Massachusetts 6,413 658 Montana 4,985 667 Rhode Island 6,554 638 Wisconsin 6,055 667 Connecticut 7,629 657 North Dakota 4,374 671 New York 8,162 628 Maine 5,561 675 b...