Association & Causation and Correlation Coefficient

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive 
• negative
• none
• all of the above

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive
• negative
• none
• all of the above

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

• positive linear association
• negative linear association
• no association
• nonlinear association

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

Describe a correlation with a coefficient of r=-0.89

• Strong positive

• Weak positive

• Strong negative

• Weak negative

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

Describe a correlation with a coefficient of r=0.3

• Strong positive

• Weak positive

• Strong negative

• Weak negative

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

Estimate the correlation coefficient for this scatterplot.

• A) r = -0.9

• B) r = 1

• C) r = 0.9

• D) r = -1

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

Which graph represents data that has a correlation coefficient close to -1?

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Describe a correlation with a coefficient of  $r=.92$  

• strong positive

• strong negative

• weak positive

• weak negative

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

Determine the Correlation Coefficient and decide whether it is weak, moderate, or strong.

• -0.19 weak
• -0.19 moderate
• 0.04 weak
• 0.04 strong

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Determine the Correlation Coefficient and decide whether it is weak, moderate, or strong.

• 0.07 weak
• -0.26 weak
• -0.26 moderate
• 0.07 strong

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8