Question

A scatter plot is made with the data shown:

Number of People Mowing a Golf Course

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10




Time Taken to Mow the Golf Course (hours)

16

13

10

8

7

6

4

3

3




What type of association will the scatter plot for this data represent between the number of people mowing the golf course and the time taken to complete mowing the golf course?

Answer 1

As the number of people mowing the golf course increases, the time taken to complete mowing the golf course decreases. This shows a negative association.