All but One of the Statements Below Contain a Mistake $r = 0.83 \mathrm { oz }$

question 553

Multiple Choice

All but one of the statements below contain a mistake. Which one could be true?

• A) The correlation between age and weight of a newborn baby is \(r = 0.83 \mathrm { oz }\) per day.
• B) The correlation between the species of tree and its height is \(r = 0.56\).
• C) The correlation between blood alcohol level and reaction time is \(r = 0.73\).
• D) There is a high correlation between cigarette smoking and gender.
• E) The correlation between a person's age and vision (20/20?) is \(r = - 1.04\).

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