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audragclark

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A researcher found a correlation of -.24 between scores on a self-esteem scale and number of alcoholic drinks consumed in the prior month. What does this mean?
 
  a. People who drank more alcohol had a slight tendency to have higher self-esteem.
  b. People who drank more alcohol had a slight tendency to have lower self-esteem.
  c. Drinking more alcohol tended to cause lower self-esteem.
  d. Having lower self-esteem tended to cause people to drink more alcohol.

Question 2

For which of the following pairs of variables would it make sense to compute a productmoment correlation coefficient?
 
  a. Height and weight
  b. Race/ethnicity and height
  c. Race/ethnicity and marital status
  d. Marital status and weight


leahchrapun

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


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Reply #2 on: Jul 8, 2018
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