Consider a Scatterplot Showing the Relationship Between Years of Formal

question 113

Multiple Choice

Consider a scatterplot showing the relationship between years of formal education and life expectancy.Which of the following statements is false?

• A)If more years of formal education are correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a positive slope.
• B)If more years of formal education are not correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a flat slope.
• C)If more years of formal education are not correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a flat or negative slope.
• D)If more years of formal education are negatively correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a negative slope.
• E)If other research shows a causal effect between years of formal education and higher life expectancy (additional years of formal education cause a higher life expectancy), then the scatterplot could not be flat.