Online 30 #7 Flashcards
Positive correlation graph?
Points move in the same direction to the right of the graph; the more something increases the more something else increases
Ex: more miles ran and calories burned or more hours you studied the higher your score was
Negative correlation graph?
variables move in opposite direction
-vaccination rates increase while rate of preventable illness decrease
The more closer 2 variables move together….
The stronger the relationship will be, positive or negative
If r=1?
Positive correlation
If r=-1?
Negative correlation
r=decreases to 0?
The points scatter until there’s no linear correlation at all
Correlation doesn’t equal causation. T or F?
True; just bc 2 variables are related doesnt mean one variable causes the other
Spurious correlations?
2 completely unrelated things are correlated just by random chance w/ no causal link at all
Of the following options, which correlation coefficient indicates the strongest relationship?
r=0.86