Associations for Each Pair of Variables, Indicate What Association You $$\text { linear(+), negative linear } ( - ) \text {, curved } ( \mathbf { C } ) \text {, or none } ( \mathbf { N } )$$

question 128

Essay

Associations For each pair of variables, indicate what association you expect: positive $$\text { linear(+), negative linear } ( - ) \text {, curved } ( \mathbf { C } ) \text {, or none } ( \mathbf { N } )$$
a. the number of miles a student lives from school; the student's GPA
b. a person's blood alcohol level; time it takes the person to solve a maze
c. weekly sales of hot chocolate at a Montana diner; the number of auto accidents that week
in that town
d. the price charged for fund-raising candy bars; number of candy bars sold
e. the amount of rainfall during growing season; the crop yield (bushels per acre)

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