Question

the correlation in the following scatter plot is: weak negative, strong negative, strong positive, weak positive

Explanation:

To determine the correlation, we analyze the scatter plot. A positive correlation means as one variable increases, the other also increases. A strong positive correlation has points closely following an upward - sloping trend. In the given scatter plot, the points seem to form a relatively tight upward - sloping pattern, which indicates a strong positive relationship. The "strong negative" option is incorrect as the trend is upward, not downward. "Weak negative" is also incorrect for the same reason. "Weak positive" would have more scattered points, but here the points are relatively close, so it's a strong positive.

Answer:

strong positive