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Two variables are said to be positively correlated if an increase in one is accompanied by an increase in the other. There need not be any causal link between these changes.

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A positive value for a correlation indicates?

A positive value for a correlation indicates a positive correlation; e.g. it has a positive slope.


What is correlation in science?

In science, positive correlation is a general positive slope in something. Often times this is represented with a graph, using many points of data, for instance, height vs age would be a positive correlation. The meaning of positive correlation in both science and math are very, very similar. Only the scenarios they are used in differ.


Is certain a negative connotation or positive correlation?

A positive correlation.


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

Positive correlation = positive association Negative correlation = negative association


What is the difference between positve and negative correlation?

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


What are three types of correlations?

positive correlation-negative correlation and no correlation


What is a correlation where both sets of data values increase or decrease together?

Positive correlation.Positive correlation.Positive correlation.Positive correlation.


Is 0.5 the strongest correlation coefficient?

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


What are the trends of a line?

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


What is the value of correlation coefficient r for perfect positive correlation?

1.


What is the correlation if x values are equal to the y values?

Positive Correlation


What type of correlation do you have when are is equal to one?

A correlation coefficient of 1 (r=1) is a perfect positive correlation.