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1. Exploratory Data Analysis
1.3. EDA Techniques
1.3.3. Graphical Techniques: Alphabetic
1.3.3.26. Scatter Plot

1.3.3.26.2.

Scatter Plot: Strong Linear (positive correlation) Relationship

Scatter Plot Showing Strong Positive Linear Correlation scatter plot showing strong positive linear correlation
Discussion Note in the plot above of the LEW3.DAT data set how a straight line comfortably fits through the data; hence a linear relationship exists. The scatter about the line is quite small, so there is a strong linear relationship. The slope of the line is positive (small values of X correspond to small values of Y; large values of X correspond to large values of Y), so there is a positive co-relation (that is, a positive correlation) between X and Y.
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