Strength of Correlation

Question 1

What type of correlation would be expected between distance run and calories burned? Would this relationship be causal?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: positive correlation, causal

Question 2

Janelle tracks the number of miles she drives and the number of gallons of gas she has left.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

: y = –0.035x + 13.989; : –0.996; : strong negative

Question 3

Janelle tracks the number of miles she drives and the number of gallons of gas she has left.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: ✔ y = –0.035x + 13.989

Question 4

✔ –0.996–0.0350.0350.996

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: ✔ –0.996

Question 5

strong positiveweak positive ✔ strong negativeweak negative

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: ✔ strong negative

Strength of Correlation Answers