Question

This is a positive correlation: A parent found that the ____ time a child spent at a part-time job, the ____ the student’s grade point average.

less, higher

more, higher

more, lower

Answer 1

i think its the first one but somone else thinks its the second help please??

Answer 2

Try making a graph. You have a positive correlation if the two variables form a positive slope.

Answer 3

It's the second one. The MORE time a child spent at a part time job, the HIGHER the student's grade point average. In a positive correlation, both x and y variables increase with one another. In this case, the x variable is the amount of time spent at a part time job, and the y variable is the student's gpa.



This is what a positive correlation looks like on a graph. Nikolas points this out. Remember, x is time spent at work, y is gpa. If you graph it, you'll find that the MORE time a child spends at a part time job, the HIGHER their gpa.

Answer 4

In a positive correlation, the two variables are always +/+ (one increases, and the other increases too). A negative correlation in the other end is +/- (one increases and the other decreases). This is how I tend to remember the difference between the two! :)

Answer 5

more, higher