Question

An instructor reports that as the number of student interruptions during class decreases, student scores on in-class quizzes increase. Is this an example of a positive correlation or a negative correlation?

Answer 1

Negative correlation

Explanation:

In a negative correlation, as one variable increases, the other variable decreases, and as one variable decreases, the other variable increases. In positive correlation, as one variable increases, so does the other and as one variable decreases, so does the other.

In the given question, as the number of student interruptions during class decreases, student scores on in-class quizzes increase. So, this an example of a negative correlation.