Question

Help me please Which of the following graphs shows a negative linear relationship with a

correlation coefficient, r, relatively close to -1?
A
В.
C
D
A. Graph A.
B. Graph B
C. Graph C
D. Graph D

Answer 1

B. Graph B

Explanation:

The closer the data points are along the line of best fit, the closer the the correlation coefficient is to -1 or 1.

The data points in graph B are closer to each other along the line of best fits and the increase in variable x leads to a decrease in variable y, which signifies negative linear relationship.

Therefore, the correlation coefficient of graph B will most likely be close to -1.