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Which of the following pairs of variables are most likely to be negatively correlated?
 
  a. education; income
  b. amount of practice; quality of performance
  c. calories consumed; weight loss
  d. effort; success

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Before Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine to prevent polio, people noticed a correlation between outside temperature and the incidence of polio: The warmer the temperature over the course of the year, the more outbreaks of polio.
 
  This relationship is an example of a(n) ________ correlation.
 
   a. negative
   b. positive
   c. spurious
   d. illusory


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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