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As the explanatory variable increases, what happens to the response variable?
Positive Association
Positive Association
The straight band covering most points is going up to the right.
The response variable increases as the explanatory variable increases.
Negative Association
Negative Association
The straight band covering most points is going down to the right.
The response variable decreases as the explanatory variable increases.
Describing direction:
Describing direction:
Positive Association
Positive Association
I notice that the [response variable] tends to increase as the [explanatory variable] increases.
ORI notice that the straight band covering most points is going up to the right.
This means that this relationship has a positive association.
Negative Association
Negative Association
I notice that the [response variable] tends to increase as the [explanatory variable] decreases.
ORI notice that the straight band covering most points is going down to the right.
This means that this relationship has a negative association.
Replace [response variable] and [explanatory variable] with actual variable names.
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