Question

the points in the scatter plot below represent the ages of automobiles and their values. based on this scatter plot, it would be reasonable to conclude:

scatter plot with y - axis labeled value in dollars and x - axis labeled age in years

• age and value have a coefficient of correlation that is less than zero.
• age and value have a coefficient of correlation that is equal to zero.
• age and value have a coefficient of correlation that is between zero and 0.5.
• age and value have a coefficient of correlation that is greater than 0.5.

Explanation:

The scatter plot shows that as automobile age (X-axis) increases, their value (Y-axis) decreases. This is a negative linear relationship, which corresponds to a correlation coefficient less than zero.

Answer:

Age and value have a coefficient of correlation that is less than zero.