Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 29

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
A consumer research group investigating the relationship between the price of meat (per kilogram) and the fat content (grams) gathered data that produced the following scatterplot.
-In a university statistics course a correlation coefficient of -0.8 was found between the number of classes missed and the course grade. This can be interpreted to mean that

• A) the more classes missed, the lower the course grade.
• B) a lower course grade is caused by missing more classes.
• C) the correlation is strong and positive.
• D) a higher grade can be achieved by missing fewer classes.
• E) the more classes missed, the higher the course grade.