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Positive Correlation Scatter Plot Example

This example rises from left to right: observations with larger practice-hour values also tend to have larger skill scores. Vizvero can add a linear trend line and show Pearson r to summarize the direction and strength of the linear association.

Practice hours vs skill scorePositive linear association20406080100051015Y · Skill scoreX · Practice hours per weekPearson r = 0.998Source: Sample data

Example data

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Practice hours per weekSkill score
142
247
351
458
561
668
772
879
983
1091

How to structure the data

  • 01Use two numeric columns with one paired observation per row.
  • 02Turn on Linear trend line to summarize the overall direction without connecting points in row order.
  • 03Interpret Pearson r as linear association, not evidence that one variable causes the other.

What this example shows

See points rise from left to right when larger X values tend to occur with larger Y values.

Positive correlation vs causation

Positive correlation means two variables tend to increase together. It does not by itself show that changes in one variable cause changes in the other.

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