When there is a negative relationship between two variables you will see: A scat

Question

When there is a negative relationship between two variables you will see:

A scatterplot with a lot of random dispersion

A positively slopping trend line on a scatterplot

A negatively slopping trend line on a scatterplot

An either positive or negative slopping trend line on a scatterplot

A scatterplot with a lot of random dispersion

A positively slopping trend line on a scatterplot

A negatively slopping trend line on a scatterplot

An either positive or negative slopping trend line on a scatterplot

Explanation / Answer

A scatterplot is used to represent a correlation between two variables. There are two types of correlations: positive and negative. Variables that are positively correlated move in the same direction, while variables that are negatively correlated move in opposite directions.

Negative correlation is a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

So answer should be,

C) A negatively slopping trend line on a scatterplot

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