Section 9 - Correlation and Cause Flashcards

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What is a positive correlation?

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Where as one variable increases, another increases aswell

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What is a strong correlation?

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Where the data points are all quite close to the line of best fit

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What is a weak correlation?

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Where the data points are spread out away from the line of best fit

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What is a negative correlation?

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Where as one variable increases, the other decreases

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