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Continuous Improvement Toolkit: Correlation
Continuous Improvement Toolkit: Correlation
Continuous Improvement Toolkit: Correlation
Correlation
r = 0.0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
r = - 1.0
r = + 1.0
10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
Perfect Positive Correlation Perfect Negative Correlation No Correlation
Strong Moderate
Positive Positive
r = 0.986 r = 0.641
Weak Moderate
Negative Negative
r = -0.111 r = -0.755
R= + 0.72
Number of Persons
Answer:
• There is a direct (positive) relationship.
• It suggests that the more personnel the longer they spend on each call.
Answer: Both graphs plot the same data (the ranges are
different), their correlation coefficients are the same.