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vinney12

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If we were to find that the correlation between height and anxiety was negative, we would predict that:
 
  a. taller people would tend to be more anxious.
  b. shorter people would tend to be more anxious.
  c. shorter people would tend to be less anxious.
  d. height and anxiety are unrelated.

Question 2

Consider this: As the price of gasoline drops, people drive more miles. What type of correlation does this describe?
 
  a. a positive correlation
  b. a negative correlation
  c. a perfect correlation
  d. a confounding correlation



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nicoleclaire22

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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