Question

Which scatter plot shows a negative linear association? A. B. C. D.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

If you imagine the dots continued in a connected line, (imagining where the data points will likely go), the line's slope informs you if it is a negative (going down/negative slope) linear association or if it's a positive (going up/positive slope) linear association.

For A, it has a positive slope [as it increases].

For B, it also has a positive slope

For C, there is no correlation, the dots are not showing any trends

For D, there is a negative slope.

This means that the scatter plot D shows a negative linear association.