Correlation Examples Get ready to guess! Teachers: click on View, Notes Page for information about each slide
Guessing correlation for REAL data You will be presented with the data. Guess if it is linear or not. Guess if it has positive correlation, negative correlation that is strong, moderate, or weak, or no correlation. View the plot. See if you were right!
Alcohol consumption vs. Tobacco for regions in Great Britain
Ignore Ireland: positive, moderate/strong Ireland
Birthday vs. Draft Lottery Number none
Birthday vs. Draft Lottery Number Surprise! There is a little.
Hours of TV watched vs. Grades
Hours of TV Test Scores Hours of TV watched vs. Grades Negative and moderate/strong
Boy’s Age vs. Height Positive and strong Boys growth ages 5-15 Age Height (in)
Shoe size and IQ score none Shoe size IQ Score
Smoking vs. Lung Cancer
Positive and moderate/strong
Brain size vs. intelligence Men = red Women = blue
Men: positive & weakWomen:none
Changes in Birthrates from
It isn’t linear! Baby boomer years
Peanut Butter Quality vs. Price Positive and weak Price Quality
Niceness vs. Behavior issues
Negative and moderate Niceness Rating Behavior Problems