James needs to draw the trend line for both scatterplot A and scatterplot B.

Question

Scatterplot A

A graph titled Scatterplot A. The points are grouped together and decrease.

Scatterplot B

A graph titled Scatterplot A. The points are grouped together and increase.

Which of these statements is correct?
The trend line for scatterplot A will have a positive slope, and the trend line for scatterplot B will have a positive slope.
The trend line for scatterplot A will have a positive slope, and the trend line for scatterplot B will have a negative slope.
The trend line for scatterplot A will have a negative slope, and the trend line for scatterplot B will have a positive slope.
The trend line for scatterplot A will have a negative slope, and the trend line for scatterplot B will have a negative slope.

Answer 1

The correct statement is: The trend line for scatterplot A will have a negative slope, and the trend line for scatterplot B will have a positive slope.

This is because scatterplot A has points that are grouped together and decreasing, which indicates a negative relationship. Conversely, scatterplot B has points that are grouped together and increasing, indicating a positive relationship.