Question

which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y? graph d graph b graph c graph a

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Linear Relationship

A linear relationship in a scatter plot means the points roughly follow a straight - line pattern (either positive or negative slope), not random or curved.

Step2: Analyze Each Graph (from the small preview)

• The top - right graph (assuming the four small graphs: top - left, top - right, bottom - left, bottom - right) with a somewhat curved pattern is not linear.
• The bottom - right graph has points that seem to follow a straight - line (negative slope) pattern, indicating a linear relationship. Looking at the options, if Graph A (assuming the bottom - right small graph corresponds to Graph A's data) has points that align in a straight - line trend (either increasing or decreasing linearly), it shows a linear relationship. From the visual, the bottom - right scatter plot (let's assume it's Graph A's data) has points that can be approximated by a straight line, while others are either random (bottom - left) or curved (top - right) or a less linear positive trend (top - left). So Graph A (or the bottom - right small graph) shows a linear relationship.

Answer:

The Right Graph (or if we consider the labeled Graph A, Graph A)