Researchers Have Found That the Relationship Between the Temperature at Major

question 17

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found that the relationship between the temperature at major league baseball games and the number of batters hit by a pitch during those games is a __________ correlation.

• A) strong positive
• B) strong negative
• C) zero
• D) causal

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