Suppose that the table shown below contains information technology (IT) investment as a percentage of total investment for eight countries during a recent decade. It also contains the average annual percentage change in employment during this decade. Explain how these data shed light on the question of whether IT investment creates or costs jobs. (Hint: Use the data to construct a scatterplot.)
Country% IT% ChangeNetherlands2.5%1.6%Italy4.1%2.2%Germany4.5%2.0%France5.5%1.8%Canada8.3%2.7%Japan8.3%2.7%Britain8.3%3.3%U.S.12.4%3.7%

What will be an ideal response?


?The scatterplot displayed below shows there is a clear and consistent upward trend in these data -- the larger the IT investment percentage, the larger the percentage increase in employment (at least among these eight countries).

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