Question

Ten people were chosen at random and surveyed. The survey asked participants for the number of hours they watched TV per day and their ages. Letting X represent the number of hours the participant watched TV per day and Y represent the participant's age, the surveyor calculated the correlation coefficient between X and Y to be 0.19. Interpret the correlation coefficient calculated by choosing the statement below which correctly describes the association between X and Y. A. weak positive association B.weak negative association C. strong positive association D. strong negative association​

Answer 1

The correlation coefficient of 0.29 indicates that the correlation is a weak positive correlation. Thus option (D) is the correct answer.

What is correlation?

"Correlation is a statistical tool that studies the relationship between two variables. Data sets have a positive correlation when they increase together, and a negative correlation when one set increases as the other decreases".

For the given situation,

Correlation coefficient = 0.29

Positive correlation: the two variables change in the same direction.

Negative correlation: the two variables change in opposite directions.

No correlation: there is no association or relevant relationship between the two variables.

The correlation coefficient lies between 0 to 0.3 indicating that the correlation is a weak positive correlation.

Hence we can conclude that option (D) weak positive correlation is the correct answer.