For Each, Consider the Information the Correlation Provides

question 15

Multiple Choice

For each, consider the information the correlation provides.
-Kenji reported a correlation of -.85 between hours spent in community service and adolescent drug use. This finding suggests that

• A) there is no relationship between community service and adolescent drug use.
• B) the more community service one performs the more likely one is to use drugs.
• C) the more community service one performs the less likely one is to use drugs.
• D) Kenji has calculated the correlation incorrectly because he has a negative number.

---

Definitions:

Sales Returns

Transactions where customers return previously purchased merchandise, leading to a reduction in sales revenue for the seller.

Bad Debt Expense

The cost to a company resulting from accounts receivable that are expected to be uncollectible and is considered an operating expense.

Sales Revenue

The income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers.

Adjusting Journal Entry

An entry made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the period in which they actually occurred.