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20. A best fit line has an r – value of 0.15. Which of the following is a true s

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Question

20.

A best fit line has an r – value of 0.15. Which of the following is a true statement?

Question 20 options:

The two variables have no linear correlation.

The two variables have a strong positive linear correlation.

The two variables have a weak negative linear correlation.

The two variables have a strong negative linear correlation.

The two variables have a weak positive linear correlation.

21.

Doctors at a local hospital noted that babies born in this hospital during winter months seemed to have greater birth weights than babies born during the summer months. A research team was assigned to compile a complete list of birth weights of all babies born in this hospital during the last calendar year. The list compiled by the researchers was an example of ___________.

Question 21 options:

a census

a sample statistic

a confounding variable

a random sampling

a violation of a baby's right to privacy

The two variables have no linear correlation.

The two variables have a strong positive linear correlation.

The two variables have a weak negative linear correlation.

The two variables have a strong negative linear correlation.

The two variables have a weak positive linear correlation.

21.

Doctors at a local hospital noted that babies born in this hospital during winter months seemed to have greater birth weights than babies born during the summer months. A research team was assigned to compile a complete list of birth weights of all babies born in this hospital during the last calendar year. The list compiled by the researchers was an example of ___________.

Question 21 options:

a census

a sample statistic

a confounding variable

a random sampling

a violation of a baby's right to privacy

Explanation / Answer

20.

A best fit line has an r – value of 0.15. Which of the following is a true statement?

Answer: The two variables have a weak positive linear correlation

Q 21

Answer: a census