One of Your Classmates Is Reading Through the Program for Friday

question 23

Essay

One of your classmates is reading through the program for Friday night's football game.Among other things, the program lists the players' positions and their weights. Yourclassmate comments, "There is a strong correlation between a player''s position and their weight."
a. Explain why your classmate's statement is in error.
b. What other variable might be listed in the program that could be used to correctlyidentify a correlation with weight?

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