Suppose Researchers Find a Negative Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and the Number

question 157

Multiple Choice

Suppose researchers find a negative relationship between alcohol consumption and the number of correct responses on a skills test: the more alcohol consumed the lower the score. Which of the following fictitious statistics could possibly represent that correlation?

• A) -4.57
• B) -0.87
• C) +0.91
• D) +0.05

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