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Positive association

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A relationship between two variables in which as values of one variable increase, the values of the other variable tend to increase.

AP course connection

Topic 2.4: 2.4 Representing the Relationship Between Two Quantitative Variables

Unit 2

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