Look at the three sets of distributions below and without doing any calculations, label them as positive or negative correlations.
-$$\begin{array} { r r }
\mathrm { X } & \mathrm { Y } \
\hline 6 & 12 \
5 & 11 \
5 & 10 \
3 & 10 \
2 & 4 \
1 & 2 \
- 2 & 1
\end{array}$$
A) positive
B)negative

Question

Look at the three sets of distributions below and without doing any calculations, label them as positive or negative correlations.
-$$\begin{array} { r r } 
\mathrm { X } & \mathrm { Y } \
\hline 6 & 12 \
5 & 11 \
5 & 10 \
3 & 10 \
2 & 4 \
1 & 2 \
- 2 & 1
\end{array}$$
A) positive
B)negative

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

As X increases, Y also increases, indicating a positive correlation.

Look at the Three Sets of Distributions Below and Without XY6125115103102412−21\begin{array} { r r } \mathrm { X } & \mathrm { Y } \\\hline 6 & 12 \\5 & 11 \\5 & 10 \\3 & 10 \\2 & 4 \\1 & 2 \\- 2 & 1\end{array}X655321−2​Y12111010421​​

Look at the Three Sets of Distributions Below and Without $\begin{array} { r r } \mathrm { X } & \mathrm { Y } \\\hline 6 & 12 \\5 & 11 \\5 & 10 \\3 & 10 \\2 & 4 \\1 & 2 \\- 2 & 1\end{array}$