Ascatter plot contains a trend line with a slope of 1/3. does this trend line illustrate a correlation? a. yes, there is a positive correlation. b. yes, there is a negative correlation. c. no, there is no correlation. d. there is not enough information.

A scatter plot with a trend line that has a slope of 1/3 shows a positive correlation between the data. Positive correlation indicates that as one set of data increases, the other will also increase. A trend line shows a rough estimate on the relationship between two sets of data. A line with a slope of 1/3 is increasing, so this indicates that the data in the scatter plot are positively correlated.