Question

the data cycle formative
which type of correlation would you expect to see for each set of bivariate data?

1. temperature and number of people at the beach
2. number of years spent in school and number of letters in your name
3. number of years spent doing swim team and number of swimming medals

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze temperature - beach people relationship

As temperature rises, more people tend to go to the beach. So there is a positive correlation.

Step2: Analyze school years - name letters relationship

The number of years spent in school has no relation to the number of letters in one's name. So there is no correlation.

Step3: Analyze swim - team years - medals relationship

The more years spent on a swim - team, the more likely one is to win medals. So there is a positive correlation.

Answer:

1. Positive correlation
2. No correlation
3. Positive correlation