If as the variable on the Y-axis rises the variable on the X-axis rises, the relationship between X and Y is said to be a positive relationship.

Y-axis

The Y-axis is the vertical line in a graph or chart, which, in coordinate geometry, usually represents the range of values for a dependent variable.

X-axis

The horizontal line on a graph or chart that usually represents the independent variable in a data set.

Positive Relationship

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other.