Create a scatter plot (Learning Objective 3)

Alice Jungemann, owner of Flower Power, operates a local chain of floral shops. Each shop has its own delivery van. Instead of charging a flat delivery fee, Jungemann wants to set the delivery fee based on the distance driven to deliver the flowers. Jungemann wants to separate the fixed and variable portions of her van operating costs so that she has a better idea how delivery distance affects these costs. She has the following data from the past seven months:

February and May are always Flower Power’s biggest months because of Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, respectively.
1. Prepare a scatter plot of Alice’s volume (miles driven) and van operating costs.

2. Does the data appear to contain any outliers? Explain.
3. How strong of a relationship is there between miles driven and van operating costs?

Month Miles Driven Van Operating Costs January 15,800 $5,460 February 17,300 5,748 March 14,600 4,935 April 16,000 5,310 May 17,100 5,830 June 15,400 5,420 July 14,500 5,020