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Floor area and average processing time: Yes
Average daily shipments and average processing time: Yes
Average daily shipments and number of employees: No
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A logistics company operates seven distribution centers. For each center, the table shows its floor area, average number of packages shipped per day, average package-processing time, and number of employees.
For each of the following pairs of quantities shown in the table, select Yes if the table shows a negative correlation between the two. Otherwise, select No.
| Distribution center | Floor area (thousand m^2) | Average daily shipments (thousands) | Average processing time (minutes) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 290 | 34 | 120 |
| B | 44 | 330 | 31 | 150 |
| C | 51 | 365 | 32 | 142 |
| D | 59 | 410 | 27 | 176 |
| E | 66 | 445 | 29 | 168 |
| F | 72 | 480 | 24 | 205 |
| G | 80 | 525 | 22 | 194 |
For each of the following pairs of quantities shown in the table, select Yes if the table shows a negative correlation between the two. Otherwise, select No.
| Yes | No | |
| Floor area and average processing time | ||
| Average daily shipments and average processing time | ||
| Average daily shipments and number of employees |
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Floor area and average processing time: Yes
Average daily shipments and average processing time: Yes
Average daily shipments and number of employees: No
22 Sep 2026, 03:45
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Official Solution:
A negative correlation means that as one variable generally increases, the other generally tends to decrease, and as one decreases, the other generally tends to increase. Correlation describes the overall trend, so the relationship does not need to move perfectly in opposite directions for every individual data point.
• Floor area and average processing time
As floor area increases from 38 to 80 thousand m^2, average processing time decreases overall from 34 to 22 minutes.
There are two exceptions to this pattern, but the general trend is clearly downward.
Answer: Yes
• Average daily shipments and average processing time
As average daily shipments increase from 290 thousand to 525 thousand, average processing time decreases overall from 34 to 22 minutes.
There are two exceptions to this pattern, but the general trend is again clearly downward.
Answer: Yes
• Average daily shipments and number of employees
As average daily shipments increase from 290 thousand to 525 thousand, the number of employees increases overall from 120 to 194.
There are three exceptions to this pattern, but the general trend is upward rather than downward. Thus, the relationship is positive, not negative.
Answer: No
Correct answers:
Statement 1: Yes
Statement 2: Yes
Statement 3: No
General Discussion
15 Sep 2026, 08:57
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From the table we can see the correlation by sorting table by one of the variables and then counting the number of violations.
1. Floor area and avg processing time are negatively correlated as there are 2/7 data points violating it.
2. Avg daily shipment and avg processing again are negatively correlated as they also have only 2/7 data points violating it.
3. This is slightly tricky as there are only 3 violations but those are large ones. So, if you actually plot a rough graoh of avg daily shipment and no of employees you will find slightly positive correlation. Hence, false.
1. Floor area and avg processing time are negatively correlated as there are 2/7 data points violating it.
2. Avg daily shipment and avg processing again are negatively correlated as they also have only 2/7 data points violating it.
3. This is slightly tricky as there are only 3 violations but those are large ones. So, if you actually plot a rough graoh of avg daily shipment and no of employees you will find slightly positive correlation. Hence, false.
