what does it mean when the correlation coefficient has a positive value

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aripotta · Answer

means that the line has a positive slope

aripotta · Answer

positive relation? i'm not sure what they're looking for as an answer

aripotta · Answer

i guess you could say that as x increases, y also increases

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

AriPotta is correct. Positive correlation means the slope of the regression line is positive.

If r is close to 1, then it's very strongly linearly correlated. r = 1 means it's perfectly linearly correlated.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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