State Whether There Is No Correlation, a Positive Correlation, or a Negative

question 14

Multiple Choice

State whether there is no correlation, a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the x and y variables. If there is a correlation, state whether it is most likely due to coincidence, a common underlying cause, or a direct cause.
- For several customers at the local bookstore, the scatter diagram compares the weight of their books (y) and the umber of pages in them(x) .

• A)Positive correlation; coincidence
• B)Positive correlation; direct cause
• C)No correlation
• D)Negative correlation; common underlying cause

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