Using a telescope with a solar filter, scientist collected data to determine the relationship between size and lifespan of sunspots on the Sun's surface. The information was recorded on a table and used to plot points on a graph. What best describes the observed data of lifespan in relation to the increasing size of a sunspot?
Question 40 options:

linear, positive correlation

linear, negative correlation

nonlinear, decreasing at an increasing rate

nonlinear, increasing at a decreasing rate