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Four graphs are shown below:

Scatter plot A shown with data points that move in an upward direction and are located at 1 and 0.3, 2 and 1, 3 and 2, 4.1 and 4, 5.2 and 6.1, 5.9 and 9.5. Additional points are located at 4.6 and 5, 5.8 and 7.4, 5.2 and 7.1. Scatter plot B is shown with data points that move in an upward direction and are located at 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 6, 6, and 7, 7 and 8, 8 and 9. Scatter plot C is shown with data points that move in a downward direction and are located at 1 and 8.7, 4 and 5.6, 5 and 4.3, and 6 and 0.5. Additional points are located at 5.9 and 1.5, 5.5 and 3.5. Scatter plot D is shown with data points that move in a downward direction and are located at 0 and 7, 1 and 6, 2, and 5, 3 and 4, 4 and 3, 5 and 4, 6, and 5.

Which graph represents a negative linear association between x and y?

Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D

User Tamby Kojak
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Answer:

a

Explanation:

User Ekk
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Answer:

graph D

Explanation:

because d it at 0 then moves

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