Question

question
describe the association in the scatter plot below.
answer attempt 1 out of 2
the scatter plot shows
association because as the plotted values of x increase, the values of y
generally
.

Explanation:

To describe the association in a scatter plot, we analyze the direction (positive/negative), form (linear/non - linear), and strength (strong/moderate/weak) of the relationship between the x - values and y - values. Looking at the given scatter plot, as the x - values increase, the y - values tend to decrease. The points show a somewhat consistent downward trend, so the association is a negative (or inverse) association, and the form is linear (since the points roughly follow a straight - line trend) or we can also say it's a negative association with a moderate to strong trend (depending on how closely the points follow the trend). For the first blank, we can use "a negative (linear)" (or just "negative") and for the second blank, "decrease".

Answer:

The scatter plot shows a negative (linear) association because as the plotted values of \( x \) increase, the values of \( y \) generally decrease.