Question

State if there appears to be a positive correlation, negative correlation, or no correlation. When there is a correlation, identify the relationship as linear or nonlinear.

Answer 1

Negative Correlation:

Linear relationship

Explanation:

We can draw the line of best fit through the points given, and this indicates that the relationship is linear. Furthermore, the line of best fit has a negative slope (which tells us that if one variable increases, the other decreases); therefore, the data set has a negative correlation