Consider a collection of ordered pairs of the form (x,y). If y tends to increase as x increases, then the collection is said to have a correlation.
Let's review types of the correlation in a collection of ordered pairs (x,y).
Type of Correlation
Description
Positive
y tends to increase as x increases.
Negative
y tends to decrease as x increases.
No correlation
There is no relationship between x and y.
According to the definition of the positive correlation, the given statement describe the positive correlation. Finally, let's fill in the blank.
Consider a collection of ordered pairs of the form (x,y). If y tends to increase as x increases, then the collection is said to have a positive correlation.
