A sample of professional golfers was taken and their driving distance (measured as the average distance as their drive off the tee) and driving accuracy (measured as the percentage of fairways that their drives landed in) were recorded. A scatterplot of the variables is shown below. What relationship do these two variables exhibit?
A) They exhibit no relationship
B) They exhibit a positive linear relationship
C) They exhibit a negative linear relationship
D) They exhibit a curvillinear relationship

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A sample of professional golfers was taken and their driving distance (measured as the average distance as their drive off the tee) and driving accuracy (measured as the percentage of fairways that their drives landed in) were recorded. A scatterplot of the variables is shown below.  What relationship do these two variables exhibit?
A) They exhibit no relationship 
B) They exhibit a positive linear relationship 
C) They exhibit a negative linear relationship 
D) They exhibit a curvillinear relationship

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The Answer of A sample of professional golfers was taken and their driving distance (measured as the average distance as their drive off the tee) and driving accuracy (measured as the percentage of fairways that their drives landed in) were recorded. A scatterplot of the variables is shown below.  What relationship do these two variables exhibit?
A) They exhibit no relationship 
B) They exhibit a positive linear relationship 
C) They exhibit a negative linear relationship 
D) They exhibit a curvillinear relationship

A Sample of Professional Golfers Was Taken and Their Driving