Question

In a correlational study, a "positive correlation" means that:

• A. As one variable increases, the other variable consistently decreases.
• B. There is no systematic relationship between the two variables, and they change independently.
• C. The variables involved are inherently good or desirable in their nature.
• D. An increase in one variable causes an increase in the other.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. An increase in one variable causes an increase in the other.

• A positive correlation means that as the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable also tends to increase.

• The term "tends to" is important because it's a statistical relationship, not a direct cause.