Critical thinking

Question

What is a negative correlation?

Give an example different from the ones in the textbook and the video lecture.

Answer 1

A negative correlation is a relationship in which one variable increases (or positive) and the other decreases (or negative). If there is a strong negative correlation, there is a strong relationship between the two variables, but they increase/decrease in opposite directions.

For example, if you miss many classes (positive), your grades are likely to decline (negative).