Identify What Is Wrong with Each of the Following Statements $- 0.66 / 60 = - 0.011$

question 273

Essay

Identify what is wrong with each of the following statements:
a. The correlation between Olympic gold medal times for the 800m hurdles and year is
-0.66 seconds per year.
b. The correlation between Olympic gold medal times for the 100m dash and year is -1.37.
c. Since the correlation between Olympic gold medal times for the 800m hurdles and 100m
dash is -0. 41, the correlation between times for the 100m dash and the 800m hurdles is
+0.41.
d. If we were to measure Olympic gold medal times for the 800m hurdles in minutes
instead of seconds, the correlation would be $- 0.66 / 60 = - 0.011$

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