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Two graphs are shown below: graph A shows scatter points 1, 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 3 and 4, 4 and 5, 5graph A shows scatter points 1, 4 and 2, 4 and 3, 4 and 4, 4 and 5, 4 Which scatter plot shows a positive correlation between x and y?

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Answer:

Graph A represents the positive correlation between x and y....

Explanation:

Scatter plots show how much one variable is affected by another. The relationship between two variables is called their correlation. There are two types of correlation.

Positive

Negative

Variables that are positively correlated move in the same direction, while variables that are negatively correlated move in opposite directions.

In the given statement Graph A represents the positive correlation between x and y....

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