Association Correlation

A study showed a positive relationship between students owning a cell phone and driving a car to school. Is this association or causation?

• Association

• Causation

• Neither

Estimate the correlation coefficient for this scatterplot.

• r = 1.2

• r = 0.89

• r = 0

• r = -0.89

Estimate the correlation coefficient for this scatterplot.

• r = -0.9

• r = 1

• r = 0.9

• r = -1

What kind of correlation?

• Positive

• Negative

• No

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• No Correlation

Describe the relationship between the variables.

• Weak positive correlation

• Weak negative correlation

• Strong positive correlation

• Strong negative correlation

Which with is the line of best fit?

• Black

• Orange

• Red

• Blue

What type of correlation (association)?

The outside temperature and the amount of layers you wear.

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

As x increases, y decreases.

• no correlation

• negative correlation

• correlation coefficient

• positive correlation

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which statement represents the best description about the line of best fit?

• The more books students read, the lower their English grade.

• The more books students read, the higher their English grade.

• The fewer books students read, the higher their English grade.

• No relationship exists between the number of books students read and their English grades.