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vinney12

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on: Jun 20, 2018
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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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


vinney12

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 20, 2018
No problem :)


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