Question

Which statements correctly describe the association between the variables A and B?

Select each correct answer.



no association


negative association


positive association


linear association


nonlinear association

Answer 1

Since it is not perfectly straight it’s not linear so

*nonlinear association

The line goes down not up so it’s

*negative association

If your teacher wants to count the point outside of the regular line it would be no association

The two that most fit this graph are nonlinear and negative association

Answer 2

There is a non linear association and negative association between variable A and B.

Explanation:

A nonlinear relationship between two entities indicates that a change in one entity does not correspond with the constant change in the other entity.

Here, we can see the scatter plot that shows a non linear relationship.

There also exists a negative association between variable A and variable B. We can see that B increases as A increases, but points do not lie on a straight line.

Therefore, there is a non linear association and negative association between variable A and B.