Joseph claims that a scatterplot in which the y-values increase as the x-values increase must have a linear association. Amy claims that the scatterplot could have a nonlinear association. Which statement about their claims is true?

Amy is correct because a nonlinear association could increase along the whole data set, while being steeper in some parts than others. The scatterplot could be linear or nonlinear.

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