A scatter plot is made with the data shown:

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What type of association will the scatter plot for this data represent between the number of weeks in business and the number of customers?
 No association
 Positive linear association
 Negative linear association
 Positive nonlinear association

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would it be negative linear ? i think it is but not 100% sure

InsatiableSuffering · Answer

Ok so, if you were to graph this out, recall what the axes would have. The x axis would represent the number of weeks in business, while the y axis is the number of customers. Think of it this way. Customers are dependent on when the businesses are open. Nobody goes to a store when it's closed. That's why the number of customers is dependent on the number of weeks in business, rather than the other way around. Therefore, that's why the axes are labeled as they are. Now by graphing the points, you can even create an equation from this. This equation would be in the form of y=mx+b. The equation that can be derived from this table after plugging in the points is y=2x-2. So knowing this, in order to find your answer, look at the mx part of the equation and decide from there if it is a negative or positive association.

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