Question

A student used a checking account to pay for living expenses during the first two years of college. The table shows the amount the student had in the account after different numbers of months had passed.

Checking Account Balance
Number of Months Remaining Balance (dollars)
2 7,592
8 5,931
12 5,683
17 4,428
23 2,854

Based on the correlation coefficient for the data, what type of linear association exists between the number of months that had passed and the balance remaining in the account?
A
Strong Positive
B
Weak positive
C
Strong negative
D
Weak negative

Answer 1

C
Strong negative