A scatter plot is shown:

A scatter plot is shown. Data points are located at 0 and 1, 1 and 1.5, 2 and 2, 3 and 2.5, 4 and 3, 5 and 3.5, 6 and 4, 7 and 4.5, 8 and 5.

What type of association does the graph show between x and y?

The scatter plot shows a positive linear association between x and y. As x increases, y also increases in a consistent manner.