Examine the data table, which shows a list of employees at a company, how many years of higher education they have, and their current salary. Use this table to answer the question.

Question

Assuming that the data for all employees follows the same pattern, which kind of relationship is there between years of higher education and current salary?
(1 point)
Responses

a clustered relationship
a clustered relationship

There is no relationship.
There is no relationship.

a negative correlation
a negative correlation

a positive correlation

Answer 1

To determine the relationship between years of higher education and current salary, we would analyze the data in the table. Generally, if more years of higher education correlate with higher salaries, that indicates a positive correlation.

Given that the responses suggest that we should select the type of correlation based on that pattern:

• A positive correlation would indicate that as years of education increase, salaries tend to increase as well.
• A negative correlation would indicate that as years of education increase, salaries tend to decrease, which is typically not the case.
• No relationship would mean that education levels do not affect salaries at all.
• A clustered relationship doesn’t clearly fit within standard correlation descriptions in this context.

If the data indeed shows that more education typically corresponds with higher salaries, then the correct answer would be:

a positive correlation.