A scatterplot the horizontal axis labeled as Years ranging from year 2015 to year 2030 in increments of 5. The vertical axis is labeled as Carnival Cruise Line Stock Price and ranges from 0 to 80 in increments of 20. The following approximate unlabeled data points are plotted on the graph: left parenthesis 2015 comma 48.77 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2016 comma 48.43 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2017 comma 62.86 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2018 comma 62.30 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2019 comma 49.56 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2020 comma 20.86 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2021 comma 24.05 right parenthesis. A downward decreasing trend line is marked through the center of the data plots.
Which type of correlation does this graph of a straight line model between the quantitative variables? Enter the option number of your response.
Option #1: a positive correlation
Option #2: a negative correlation
Option #3: no correlation
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The graph shows a downward decreasing trend line through the center of the data points, indicating that as the years increase, the stock price of Carnival Cruise Line decreases. This suggests a negative correlation between the two quantitative variables.
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Option #2: a negative correlation
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