Answer:
Hence, the set that represent a negative linear association between x and y is:
Set A.
Explanation:
We are given 4 sets of data as:
Set A
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Set B
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Set C
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 8 6 5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 2
Set D
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 1 2.5 2.5 3 4 5 6 8 9
We are asked to determine the set which represent negative linear association between x and y?
- Clearly in Set B and Set D the values of y keeps on increasing as the value of x increases; hence they both represent a positive linear association between x and y.
- In set C the relationship is non-linear though it is negative.
- Clearly in Set A we could see that the the y is related to x as:
y=11-x or y= -x+11.
Hence, clearly we could see that the relationship is linear and also negative as the value of y keeps on decreasing with increasing x.
Hence, the set that represent a negative linear association between x and y is:
Set A.