Which scatter plot shows a negative linear association?
A.
B.
C.
D.


Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
If you imagine the dots continued in a connected line, (imagining where the data points will likely go), the line's slope informs you if it is a negative (going down/negative slope) linear association or if it's a positive (going up/positive slope) linear association.
For A, it has a positive slope [as it increases].
For B, it also has a positive slope
For C, there is no correlation, the dots are not showing any trends
For D, there is a negative slope.
This means that the scatter plot D shows a negative linear association.