Positive/Negative Correlation

A study of married couples showed that the longer they had been married the more similar their opinions on social and political issues were.

• Negative Correlation

• Positive Correlation

An intelligence test was given to all the children of an orphanage. The results showed that the longer the children had lived in the orphanage, the lower the IQ

• Negative Correlation

• Positive Correlation

A college professor found that the more class absences students have, the lower their grade in the course tends to be.

• Negative Correlation

• Positive Correlation

A politician running against a candidate who had been in office for eight years pointed out that violent crime had increased steadily during those eight years while the administration appropriated more and more money to fight crime.

• Negative Correlation

• Positive Correlation

It was found that elementary school children who score highly on a vocabulary test also tended to score highly on a test of physical strength and muscular coordination.

• Negative Correlation

• Positive Correlation

In golf, the better one's ability, the lower one's score.

• Negative Correlation

• Positive Correlation