Work vs Position: Force-Displacement Relationship

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Homework Statement


1. You create a plot and the linear trend is y = 3.75 x + 0.135.
The plot is titled "Work [Joule] versus Position [meter]".
Write the "physics" translation for this plot's trendline.


Homework Equations



y = 3.75 x + 0.135.
Find physics equation.


The Attempt at a Solution



My understanding is that the area under a graph of force vs. position is work. However, I have no idea what a work versus position graph represents in terms of area underneath the curve and thus am unsure how to write the physics equation for this. Any ideas?
 
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The derivative of the graph with respect to position would be the applied force, correct? I can't really think of anything else that it would be representative of. Maybe it could somehow relate to power, but that's work versus time.