Let's Assume We Find in a Study That the Correlation

question 97

Multiple Choice

Let's assume we find in a study that the correlation coefficient between number of years of education and cigarette smoking is -0.89. This means that as education level increases:

• A) smoking tends to increase.
• B) smoking tends to decrease.
• C) smoking changes 89 percent.
• D) smoking is nonexistent.
• E) only 89 out of every 100 people in the study would not smoke.

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Definitions:

Footwall

The wall rock beneath an inclined fault.

Asymmetric Syncline

An asymmetric syncline is a fold in sedimentary layers that is uneven or lopsided, with one side of the fold having a gentler slope than the other.

Asymmetric Anticline

A fold in sedimentary layers that has unequal slopes on either side, typically illustrating differential stresses during its formation.

Plunging Syncline

A syncline structure where the fold axis is inclined, giving the impression of the layers diving underground.