A Study About High School Student SAT Scores Reported That

question 10

Multiple Choice

A study about high school student SAT scores reported that a student's SAT Math score has a strong positive linear association with his/her SAT Verbal score. What can you determine about the relationship between SAT Math scores and SAT Verbal scores?

• A)No conclusions can be drawn without seeing a scatterplot of the data.
• B)Students who are like Math also like Verbal.
• C)If a student's SAT Math score decreases, his SAT Verbal score will also decrease.
• D)Students with higher SAT Math scores tend to have higher SAT Verbal scores.

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