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A scatter plot in first quadrant of coordinate plane. Both axes range from 0 to 12 in increments of 2.
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The coordinates of the data points are left parenthesis 0 comma 10 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 0 comma 11 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 1 comma 7 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 10 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 11 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 9 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 7 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 8 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 6 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 2 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 9 comma 1 right parenthesis. A downward sloped line collating these points is drawn which is known as line of best fit.


Distinguish what, if any, type of association is represented in the scatterplot.

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Responses

a positive linear relationship
a positive linear relationship

No association is represented.
No association is represented.

a negative linear relationship
a negative linear relationship

a nonlinear relationship
a nonlinear relationship

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a negative linear relationship

Reason: as x increases, y generally decreases and a downward-sloping line of best fit describes the points.