For the table that follows, answer the following questions: x y 1

Question: For the table that follows, answer the following questions:

x	y
1	-2
2	-5
3	-8
4

- Would the correlation between x and y in the table above be positive or negative?

- Find 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?