Answer:
When creating a scatter plot, first decide the explanatory variable and response variable.
Explanatory variable (independent variable) is along the x-axis.
Response variable (dependent variable) is along the y-axis.
The population number is dependent upon the year, therefore, draw the year along the x-axis and the population along the y-axis.
As the data values for the population start at 9706 thousand, it is sensible to begin the y-axis at 9000.
As the data values for the year start at 1960, it is sensible to begin the x-axis at 1950.
An appropriate x-axis : y-axis scale to use is 1 : 50
Plot the data points according to the given in the table.
Finally, add a title for each axis.
