Question

consider the scatter plot and then answer the next two questions. 23) the scatter plot shows what type of correlation? oa.) positive correlation ob.) negative correlation oc.) no correlation save 24) if the line of best fit is added to the graph, what type of slope would it have?

Explanation:

• For question 23: In a scatter - plot, if as the \(x\) - values increase, the \(y\) - values decrease, it shows a negative correlation. Here, the general trend of the data points is that when \(x\) (horizontal axis) increases, \(y\) (vertical axis) decreases.
• For question 24: The slope of the line of best fit for a negatively correlated scatter - plot is negative. The line of best fit follows the general trend of the data points. Since the data points have a negative trend ( \(y\) decreases as \(x\) increases), the line of best fit will have a negative slope.

Answer:

1. B. Negative correlation
2. Negative slope