Question

In 2011, Agriculture Department of the United State conducted a survey on the frequency of various farm sizes in selected areas of the country. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the number of farms and size ?

• A. There is no correlation between farm size and farm count.
• B. There is a weak positive correlation between farm size and farm count.
• C. There is a strong negative correlation between farm size and farm count.
  
• D. There is a strong positive correlation between farm size and farm count.
  

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

There is a strong negative correlation between farm size and farm count.

From the graph we can observe that the number of farms decreases as the the size of farm increases. Hence we can suggest that there is a strong negative correlation between the number of farms and the size of farms.