Question

the scatter plot below contains a set of data points. identify the correlation on the scatter plot. show your work here

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the trend of data points

In a positive correlation, as the response variable increases, the explanatory variable also increases. In a negative correlation, as the response variable increases, the explanatory variable decreases.
Looking at the scatter - plot, as the value of the response variable (x - axis) increases from left to right (from 0 to 15), the value of the explanatory variable (y - axis) shows a decreasing trend.

Step2: Analyze the strength of the correlation

For a strong correlation, the data points are closely clustered around an imaginary line (either a straight line for linear correlation). For a weak correlation, the data points are more spread out.
In this scatter - plot, the data points are quite spread out. There is no clear, tight clustering around a line.

Answer:

No correlation (Since the data points are too scattered to show a clear positive or negative linear relationship. If we assume the options are only about positive/negative and strong/weak, and considering the spread, it's not a strong positive correlation as the points don't show a consistent upward trend with a tight cluster)