Positive or Negative Correlations

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

Which sentence describes the relationship shown on this scatter plot?

• As the temperature decreases, the visitors increase.

• As the temperature increases, the number of visitors increases.

• As the visitors increase, the temperature decreases.

• No correlation

As x increases, y increases

• correlation coefficient

• causation

• positive correlation

• negative correlation

As x increases, y decreases

• Postive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• No Correleation

• Trend Line

As x increases, y decreases.

• no correlation

• negative correlation

• correlation coefficient

• positive correlation

What type of correlation has one value increasing as the other value is also increasing?

• postive

• negative

• none

• cannot be determined

If r is positive, then there is...

• Negative association

• No correlation

• Positive association

Which situation describes a negative correlation?

• the amount of time spent on your phone and the battery left on the phone

• the number of hours spent studying and the test score

• the number of miles driven and the amount of gas used

• hair color and intelligence

When the values of two variables move in the same direction, correlation is said to be

• Linear

• Non-linear

• Positive

• Negative

As x increases, y increases

• A) correlation coefficient

• B) causation

• C) positive correlation

• D) negative correlation