A positive value for a correlation indicates
A) increases in one variable tend to be accompanied by increases in the second variable.
B) increases in one variable tend to be accompanied by decreases in the second variable.
C) a stronger relationship than if the correlation were negative.
D) nothing; all correlation values are positive.

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A positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to also increase. This is the definition of a positive correlation, indicating a direct relationship between the two variables. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect interpretations of a positive correlation value.

A Positive Value for a Correlation Indicates