17 FAMILY The table below shows the predicted annual cost for
a middle income family to raise a child from birth until
adulthood. Draw a scatter plot and describe what relationship
exists within the data.
Cost of Raising a Child Born in 2003
6 912
Age
16
15
14
Annual Cost (51000)
13
Child's
3
15
12
11
10
Annual
Cost (S)
10,700 11,700 12,600 15.000 16.700
9
0
3 6 9 12 15
Age (years)