If a Study Concludes That Increases in Yoga Pants Purchases

question 75

Multiple Choice

If a study concludes that increases in yoga pants purchases are correlated with increases in brain functioning in older adults, what can we assume to be suggested by the study?

• A) The increased yoga pants purchases caused an increase in brain functioning.
• B) The two variables are unrelated.
• C) The variables are positively related or correlated.
• D) The two variables are inversely or negatively correlated.

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