Use the Following Information for Following Questions

question 11

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for following questions:.
The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the ages of women when they first married
and the ages when they had their first child. The correlation coefficient between the values is
-Would it be appropriate to say that the age at which a woman first marries causes her to have her first child after that age?

• A)Yes, the scatterplot shows a strong linear association, so the older a woman is when she first marries, the older she will be when she has her first child.
• B)Yes, since the correlation coefficient is close to 1, we can conclude causation.
• C)No, since the correlation coefficient does not equal 1, we cannot conclude causation.
• D)No, correlation never implies causation.

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