Construct a scattergram for the data in the following table. L02147 Variable 1: 174 268 345 119 400 520 190 448 307 252 Variable 2: 8 10 15 7 22 31 15 20 11 9 M02_MCCL3396_14_GE_C02.indd 135 29/09/2021 13:39 136 CHAPTER 2 ● Methods for Describing Sets of Data

b. Construct a time series plot for the net financial flows for the Middle East and North Africa.

c. Do you detect a trend in the time series plot? Explain. Year Net Financial Flows (in US$ billion) 2010 34 2011 14 2012 28 2013 40 2014 30 2015 36 2016 49 2017 45 2018 43 2019 36 Source: DEBT Report 2021.