When the Array of Points on a Scatter Plot Slopes

question 123

Multiple Choice

When the array of points on a scatter plot slopes from lower left to upper right, then

• A) the correlation is positive
• B) the correlation is negative
• C) there is no correlation
• D) no predictions can be made

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