Question 1
After conducting a marketing study to see what consumers thought about a new tinted contact lens they were developing, an eyewear company reported, "Consumer satisfaction is strongly correlated with eye color." Comment on this observation.Question 2
A school board study found a moderately strong negative association between the number of hours high school seniors worked at part-time jobs after school hours and the students' grade point averages.Answer 1
There may be an association between customer satisfaction and eye color, but these are both categorical variables so they cannot be "correlated."Answer 2
a. Students who worked more hours tended to have lower grades.