Question

A scatter plot is made with the data shown.




Time (hr)


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9





Distance from Destination (mi)

320

280

240

200

160

120

80

40

0



What type of association will the scatter plot for this data represent between the time, in hours, and the distance from the destination, in miles?
No association
Negative linear association
Positive nonlinear association
Positive linear association

Answer 1

Negative linear association

Answer 2

This is a negative linear association because when ever the x (top line) is increasing and the y (bottom line) is decreasing, that shows that you are going farther to the end of the  x axis and lower down the y axis.