Solution:
Given the scatter plots below:
A scatter plot will have a negative correlation if the points form line that slants from from left to right. In other words, the variable y decreases, as x increases.
When the line formed slants from right to left, the scatter plot will have a positive correlation. In other words, the variable y increases as variable x increases.
When the points are scattered randomly, there's no correlation or relationship between the variables in the scatter plot.
Thus,
1. Dataset that indicates the strongest positive linear relationship between its two variables.
Answer: The dataset in figure 4
2. Dataset that whose correlation coefficient is closest to zero.
Answer: The dataset in figure 1.
3. Dataset that whose correlation coefficient is closest to -1.
Answer: The dataset in figure 2.