Question

question 1 of 11, step 1 of 1
determine if the correlation between the two given variables is likely to be positive or negative, or if they are not likely to display a linear relationship.
the temperature and the number of occurrences of heat exhaustion
options: positive, negative, no correlation

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze variable relationship

As temperature increases, heat exhaustion cases (due to heat stress) tend to rise. So when one variable (temp) increases, the other (heat exhaustion) also increases.

Step2: Determine correlation type

A positive correlation exists when two variables move in the same direction. Since temp and heat exhaustion occurrences likely increase together, the correlation is positive.

Answer:

Positive