Question

Which type of correlation is suggested by the scatter plot?

A. positive correlation
B. negative correlation
C. equal correlation
D. no correlation

Answer 1

D. no correlation. this is because there is no obvious line of best fit and it is very scattered

Answer 2

Positive correlation occurs if the values on y axis increase with the increaseing values on x-axis.

Negative correlation occurs if the values of y axis decrease with the increasing values of y-axis.

No-correlation occurs when the points are randomly scattered on the graph.

In the given graph, the points are randomly scattered, so no correlation occurs.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D