Question

does this scatter plot show a positive trend, a negative trend, or no trend?

Explanation:

A positive trend in a scatter - plot means that as the \(x\) - values increase, the \(y\) - values also tend to increase. A negative trend means that as the \(x\) - values increase, the \(y\) - values tend to decrease. If there is no clear pattern of increase or decrease as \(x\) changes, it is a no - trend.
Looking at the given scatter - plot, there is no consistent pattern of the \(y\) - values increasing or decreasing as the \(x\) - values increase.

Answer:

no trend