Strength of Correlation Answers

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

positive correlation, not causal

positive correlation, causal

negative correlation, not causal

negative correlation, causal

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

Answers:

Selection 1:y = –0.035x + 13.989

Selection 2:–0.996

Selection 3:strong negative

✔ –0.996–0.0350.0350.996

✔ –0.996

–0.035

0.035

0.996

strong positiveweak positive ✔ strong negativeweak negative

strong positive

weak positive

✔ strong negative

weak negative

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