Question

Does the correlation coefficient r=0.998762
show a decrease or increase from left to right on a coordinate plane with the line of best fit?

Type 1 for decrease.

Type 2 for increase.

(1 point)

Answer 1

The correlation coefficient \( r = 0.998762 \) indicates a very strong positive correlation between the variables. This means that as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase.

So, the answer is:

**2** for increase.