We Took a Sample of Children Who Had Been Learning

question 8

Multiple Choice

We took a sample of children who had been learning to play a musical instrument for five years. We measured the number of hours they spent practising each week and assessed their musical skill by how many of 8 increasingly difficult exams they had passed. We also asked them whether their parents forced them to practise or not (were their parents pushy?) . What does the following graph show?

• A)The more time spent practising, the more musically skilled the children were and this relationship was stronger for those who had pushy parents compared to those who did not.
• B)The more time spent practising, the more musically skilled the children were, and this relationship was stronger for children who did not have pushy parents than for those who did.
• C)Children with pushy parents always passed more grade exams than those without.
• D)Practice causes better exam performance.

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