Latifah Measures the Height of Four- and Five-Year-Olds

question 8

Multiple Choice

Latifah measures the height of four- and five-year-olds. To her surprise, she finds no correlation between height and age. What is most likely responsible for this result?

• A)Correlational methods cannot be used to calculate age and height.
• B)A curvilinear relationship exists between the variables.
• C)The range of the variables has been restricted.
• D)The variability in the sample will not allow the accurate calculation of a correlation coefficient.

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