Number 29 on midterm review

[KShtayn6]

The table shows scores for and x,y pair of scores, and an a,b pair of scores. Which of the following is correct about the correlation between x and y, and the correlation betwen a and b. You should be able to answer this question without computing the correlations. (a) The correlation between x and y is positive, the correlation between a and b is negative (b) The correlation between x and y is negative, the correlation between a and b is positive (c) The correlation between x and y is positive, the correlation between a and b is zero (d) The correlation between x and y is zero, the correlation between a and b is negative

subjects x y 1 8 7 2 7 3 3 2 6 4 4 2 5 25 27

Anyone know the answer? The numbers seem to be all mixed up (not increasing or decreasing)

[mariamtogonidze]

I believe the answer is (a) The correlation between x and y is positive, the correlation between a and b is negative

[KShtayn6]

Thanks! I was looking at the wrong chart! makes sense