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Q: What does a positive or negative correlation mean?
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What is the difference between positve and negative correlation?

Positive correlation has a positive slope and negative correlation has a negative slope.


What does the sign of the correlation coefficient tell you about the association?

Positive correlation = positive association Negative correlation = negative association


Is certain a negative connotation or positive correlation?

A positive correlation.


What are three types of correlations?

positive correlation-negative correlation and no correlation


Is -.187 a positive or negative correlation?

It's a negative correlation because it is less than 0


What shows a correlation which may be positive or negative between two sets of data?

I believe you are asking how to identify a positive or negative correlation between two variables, for which you have data. I'll call these variables x and y. Of course, you can always calculate the correlation coefficient, but you can see the correlation from a graph. An x-y graph that shows a positive trend (slope positive) indicates a positive correlation. An x-y graph that shows a negative trend (slope negative) indicates a negative correlation.


How can you tell from a scatter plot wheather two variables have a positive correlation a negative correlation or no correlation?

Positive correlation = the slope of the scattered dots will rise from left to right (positive slope) Negative correlation = the slope of the scattered dots will fall from left to right (negative slope) No correlation = no real visible slope, the dots are too scattered to tell.


What are the trends of a line?

They can be positive correlation, negative correlation or no correlation depending on 'line of best fit'


Is 0.5 the strongest correlation coefficient?

No. The strongest correlation coefficient is +1 (positive correlation) and -1 (negative correlation).


Is the age of pets in a home and the number of pets in that home a positive negative or no correlation?

no correlation.


What is the correlation on a graph?

a correlation on a graph is when the line of best fit is positive, negative or none.


What does it mean if two variables have a negative correlation?

A positive correlation between two variables, say X and Y, means that if one increases, the other will too. No correlation means that they are not related. A negative correlation means that as one increases, the other decreases. Normally you will see this in studies as "Recent studies demonstrated a positive correlation between eating too much and obesity." Or, "recent studies demonstrate a negative correlation between a healthy, balanced diet and obesity".