Question

question
describe the association in the scatter plot below.
answer attempt 1 out of 2
the scatter plot shows
association because as the plotted values of ( x ) increase, the values of ( y ) generally
.

Explanation:

To describe the association in a scatter plot, we analyze the direction of the relationship between \( x \) and \( y \). If as \( x \) increases, \( y \) tends to increase, it's a positive association; if \( y \) tends to decrease, it's negative. Here, observing the scatter plot, as \( x \) (horizontal axis) values increase, the \( y \) (vertical axis) values generally trend upward, indicating a positive association. The first dropdown should be "positive" (since the trend is upward) and the second dropdown should be "increase" (because \( y \) values go up with \( x \) increase).

Answer:

The scatter plot shows \(\boldsymbol{\text{positive}}\) association because as the plotted values of \( x \) increase, the values of \( y \) generally \(\boldsymbol{\text{increase}}\).