Positive and Negative Correlations

Number of pets a person has and number of books a person has read

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Amount of Education and Amount of income

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Number of days absent from school vs. math average

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Test scores vs. shoe sizes

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Distance traveled vs. amount of gas in the car

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Hours of studying vs. grades

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Hours in the mall vs. amount of money spent

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

A person’s height and a person’s age up to adulthood

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

How tall a person is and how fast they drive

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation

Temperature and number of people wearing jackets

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correlation