A scatterplot with many points in the lower right quadrant of the plot, many points in the upper left quadrant, and very few points in the other quadrants would indicate a:
A) positive correlation.
B) negative correlation.
C) inverse correlation.
D) none of the above

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A positive correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase. In a scatterplot, this would be represented by points that are mostly in the upper right and lower left quadrants, indicating that higher values of one variable are associated with higher values of the other variable, and lower values of one variable are associated with lower values of the other variable.

A Scatterplot with Many Points in the Lower Right Quadrant