Can a low barometer reading be used to predict maximum wind speed of an approaching tropical cyclone? Letxbe the lowest pressure (in millibars) as a cyclone approaches, and letybe the maximum wind speed (in miles per hour) of the cyclone. Suppose a random sample of cyclones gave the following information.

X: 1014, 935, 980, 955, 955

Y: 50, 80, 60, 135, 84

Asxincreases, does the value ofrimply thatyshould tend to increase, decrease, or remain the same? Explain.

A) Sinceris positive, asxincreases,yincreases.

B) Sinceris negative, asxincreases,yincreases.

C )Sinceris zero, asxincreases,yremains the same.

D) Sinceris negative, asxincreases,ydecreases.

E) Sinceris negative, asxincreases,yremains the same.