Question

Which phrase best describes the scatterplot below?

mc017-1.jpg
moderate negative correlation
strong positive correlation
weak negative correlation
weak positive correlation

Answer 1

I don't see the image — could you upload the scatterplot (mc017-1.jpg) or describe it briefly?

If you want to judge it yourself, use these quick rules:
- Direction: if points trend upward left→right it's positive; downward left→right it's negative.
- Strength: if points lie close to a straight line it's strong; if they're widely scattered it's weak; if it's between those it's moderate.
- Rough r ranges: strong ≈ |r| > 0.7, moderate ≈ 0.3–0.7, weak ≈ |r| < 0.3.

So tell me whether the cloud slopes up or down and whether the points are tightly clustered or spread out, and I’ll pick the best phrase.