Question

what type of correlation is suggested by the following example: as the quantity of hours studied increases, a students grade point average increases?

Answer 1

Answer: #positive correlation explains an increase in quantity of hours studied resulting in an increase in a student's grade point average

Explanation:

Positive correlation moves in the same direction.

it indicates the extent to which variables (variables referring to for example quantity of hours or grades) increase or decrease in parallel as asked in above question and more examples such: as increase in advertisement causing an increase in sales.

This helps explain the strength, nature of relationship between the variables and how they fluctuate together.