Scatter plots are diagrams that are used to show the degree and pattern of relationship between

the two sets of data.

The points plotted on the x y coordinate plane seem to follow a straight line that points
upward to the right. This indicates that the two variables ate to some extent linearly
related and the relationship between the variables is positive. The scatter plot
represents a positive correlation. It describes a positive trend since as the amount spent
in studying increases, their scores, also increases. There is a strong positive correlation
between the two variables because the points are seem to form or follow a straight line.
The following table for interpretation of r can be used in interpreting the degree of linear
relationship existing between the two variables.

Value of r Strength of Correlation

+1 Perfect positive correlation
+0.71 to +0.99 Strong positive correlation
+0.51 to +0.70 Moderately positive correlation
+0.31 to +0.50 Weak positive correlation
+0.01 to + 0.30 Negligible positive correlation
0 No correlation
-0.01 to -0.30 Negligible negative correlation
-0.31 to -0.50 Weak negative correlation
-0.51 to -0.70 Moderately negative correlation
-0.71 to -0.99 Strong negative correlation
-1 Perfect negative correlation

The value of r=0.89 is between +0.71 and +0.99 in the table for interpretation of r. it indicates
that there is a strong positive correlation between the Math grades and English Grades. The
scatter plot for these data can be seen in Table 1.

Correlations

Math Grade English Grade

Pearson Correlation 1 .890**

Math Grade Sig. (2-tailed) .000

N 30 30
**
Pearson Correlation .890 1

English Grade Sig. (2-tailed) .000

N 30 30

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

Descriptive Statistics

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation

Math Grade 30 78 93 87.03 3.681

English Grade 30 75 92 83.47 5.303
Valid N (listwise) 30
 Descriptive Statistics

Mean Std. Deviation N

Math Grade 87.03 3.681 30

English Grade 83.47 5.303 30

Correlations

Math Grade English Grade

Pearson Correlation 1 .890**

Sig. (2-tailed) .000

Sum of Squares and Cross- 392.967 503.533
Math Grade
products

Covariance 13.551 17.363

N 30 30
Pearson Correlation .890** 1

Sig. (2-tailed) .000

Sum of Squares and Cross- 503.533 815.467

English Grade
products

Covariance 17.363 28.120

N 30 30

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

The Pearson product moment coefficient of correlation ( r ) was employed to establish the relationship
between reading comprehension skills and students’ performance in mathematics. All tests were set at
0.05 level of significance.