Types of Associations

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What is a Negative Linear Association?

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A relationship where as one variable increases, the other variable decreases in a straight-line pattern.

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What is a Positive Linear Association?

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A relationship where as one variable increases, the other variable also increases in a straight-line pattern.

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What does a Non-Linear Association indicate?

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A relationship between two variables that does not follow a straight line; the rate of change varies.

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What is a Scatter Plot?

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A graphical representation of two variables where each point represents an observation.

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What does a Positive Non-Linear Association look like?

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As one variable increases, the other variable increases, but not in a straight line (e.g., a curve).

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What does a Negative Non-Linear Association look like?

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As one variable increases, the other variable decreases, but not in a straight line (e.g., a curve).

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What is correlation in statistics?

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A measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.

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What does it mean if there is no association between two variables?

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Changes in one variable do not affect the other variable; they are independent.

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How can you identify a negative relationship in a scatter plot?

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If the points trend downward from left to right, indicating that as one variable increases, the other decreases.

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What is an example of a positive correlation in real life?

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The relationship between hours studied and test scores; generally, more study time leads to higher scores.