document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=139426>Question 139426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.  What is the difference between strong negative and strong positive r?  What does the correlation tell you?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.	During the years 1790 to 1820, the correlation between the number of churches built in New England and barrels of Rum imported into the region was a perfect 1.0.  What does this tell you – that church building causes rum drinking, that rum drinking causes church building, or something else?  If something else, what?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #101706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=101706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. What is the difference between strong negative and strong positive r? What does the correlation tell you? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "strong negative: as x increases, y decreases<BR>\n" );
document.write( "strong positive: as x increases, y increases<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. During the years 1790 to 1820, the correlation between the number of churches built in New England and barrels of Rum imported into the region was a perfect 1.0. What does this tell you – that church building causes rum drinking, that rum drinking causes church building, or something else? If something else, what?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It only tells you as one increases the other increases.  It does not <BR>\n" );
document.write( "say anything about one causing or being caused by the other.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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