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What type of association does the following scatterplot represent?

What type of association does the following scatterplot represent?-example-1
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Answer:

Positive Linear Association

Explanation:

A positive/negative association can be determined by seeing if the slope of the line of best fit is positive or negative. A positive slope indicates a positive relationship and a negative slope indicates a negative relationship.

If y increases as x increases => positive

If y decreases as x increases => negative

In the graph, the line of best fit clearly has a positive slope. I.e. as x increases, y also increases. Therefore, the association is positive.

Next determine if the relationship is linear or nonlinear. A linear relationship can be modeled strongly with a straight line. Anything else is nonlinear. In the graph, a straight line can be draw through the points with a strong correlation, therefore the association is linear.

Therefore, the best answer is Positive Linear Assosciation

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