Answer: Choice B) negative linear association
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Reasoning:
The points all go downhill as you move from left to right. We can draw a straight line that is fairly close to all of them. This is known as the regression line. The regression line having a negative slope tells us the linear association is negative. This means the correlation coefficient r is negative, so, [tex]-1 < r < 0[/tex] (r = -1 is not possible as not all points fall on the same straight line)
