Question

the purpose of this pretest is to assess your mastery of the standards covered in this module. you will be able to exhibit mastery at a level of 60% or higher, you will be permitted to proceed to the next module without further r if, however, you score below 60%, you will need to proceed through the items in this module to prepare for the mo question 16 which statement about a scatterplot with a positive correlation is true? as the x - values decrease, the y - values increase. as the y - values increase, the x - values increase. as the x - values increase, the y - values increase. as the x - values increase, the y - values decrease.

Explanation:

In a scatterplot with positive correlation, there is a direct relationship between the two variables. This means that as one variable ( \( x \)-values) increases, the other variable ( \( y \)-values) also tends to increase. Option A describes a negative - like relationship. Option B confuses the direction of the relationship (it's about how \( x \) affects \( y \) or vice - versa in terms of the correlation definition, and positive correlation is defined by \( x \) and \( y \) moving in the same direction when considering \( x \) as the independent - like variable here). Option D describes a negative correlation. So the correct statement about a scatterplot with positive correlation is that as the \( x \)-values increase, the \( y \)-values increase.

Answer:

C. As the \( x \)-values increase, the \( y \)-values increase.