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arivle123

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on: Jun 19, 2018
Which of the following pairs of variables are probably positively correlated?
 
  a. weight and IQ of a person
  b. amount of time spent rehearsing material and amount learned
  c. the amount of traffic in a city and the city's air quality
  d. price of gasoline and number of miles driven per week

Question 2

The number of legs on a centipede is an example of a(an) _______ scale.
 
  a. nominal c. ratio
  b. ordinal d. continuous


Jbrasil

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Things that are positively correlated increase and decrease together.

Answer to Question 2

C


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