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A Pew Research Center survey found that social networking is popular, but Internet access is lacking in many nations around the world. The file GlobalSocialMedia contains the level of social media networking, measured as the percentage of Internet users polled who use social networking sites, and the file GlobalInternetUsage contains the level of Internet usage, measured as the percentage of adults polled who use Internet at least occasionally, as well as the GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita (in current international $) for each of 31 emerging and developing countries. (Data extracted from Pew Research Center, “Internet Seen as Positive Influence on Education but Negative on Morality in Emerging and Developing Nations,” March 19, 2015, bit.ly/1GASqhp).

A. Construct a scatter plot with GDP (PPP) per capita on the X axis and social media usage on the Y axis.

B. What conclusions can you reach about the relationship between GDP and social media usage?

C. Construct a scatter plot with GDP (PPP) per capita on the X axis and Internet usage on the Y axis.

D. What conclusions can you reach about the relationship between GDP and Internet usage