Question: What kind of trend does the scatter plot show? Describe a real-life situation that the scatter plot could represent.
A ) No trend; Age of students vs. number of pets they have B ) Positive trend; Age of car vs. its value C ) Negative trend; Age of car vs. its value
Steps to derive
1 In the given scatter plot, as one set of data increases the other set of data tends to decrease. So, the scatter plot shows a negative trend.
2 We should think of a situation where the change in one set of data influence the other set of data.
3 The plot could represent the situation where "the age of different cars and their values" are considered. As the age of a car increases, its value tends to decrease.
