Select the correct answer.

Scatter plot graph in quadrant 1 of a coordinate plane. X-axis as Year. Y-axis as Albums Sold (millions). 6 closed points in downward right direction are plotted at (2006, 540), (2007, 500), (2008, 410), (2009, 390), (2010, 320), and (2011, 300).
The scatter plot shows the number of albums sold from 2006 to 2011. What is the association between the two quantities?
A.
positive linear association
B.
negative linear association
C.
positive nonlinear association
D.
no association

1 answer

B. negative linear association