For the table that follows, answer the following questions:
x y
1 4
2 3
3 2
4
- Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?
- Determine the missing value of y in the table.
- How would the values of this table be interpreted in terms of linear regression?
- If a "line of best fit" is placed among these points plotted on a coordinate system, would the slope of this line be positive or negative?