Use the matching below to complete the missing statements about the graph shown.

The ______________ shown below represents the relationship between _________________ data. The two variables being compared are the height and weight of 23 dogs. The trend line, or __________________ , estimates the relationship between these two variables. For this relationship, as dog height increases, the weight of the dog _________________ , so the trend line has a ____________________ slope.

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Bivarite
line of best fit
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increases
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scatter plot