The scatter plot below shows the relationship between the outside temperature and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold at an event. Which statement describes the data?

A. There is no association between the outside temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold.
B. There is a nonlinear association between the outside temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold
C. There is a positive linear association between the outside temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold.
D. There is a negative linear association between the outside temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold.

The statement describes the data is " There is a nonlinear association between the outside temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold". Option B is correct.

What is a scatter plot?

Generally, a scatter plot is simply defined as a collection of dots drawn on two axes, horizontal and vertical.

In conclusion, observing a scatter plot of the relationship between the outside temperature and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold at an event, we see There is a nonlinear association between the outside temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, and the number of cups of hot chocolate sold.