A study looked at the relationship between a state’s teenage pregnancy rates (Te
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A study looked at the relationship between a state’s teenage pregnancy rates (TeenBR) and a state’s religiosity. The religiosity of the state was measured by a large survey of religious beliefs that enabled one to make estimates for each state. The two measures for religion were the proportion for a survey that indicated that religion was Very Important (ReligionVI), and the proportion indicating they attended service at least weekly (Weekly). The correlation matrix is given below. 2009BR ReligionVI Weekly 2009BR 1.0000 0.6890 0.5252 Religion VI 0.6890 1.0000 0.9512 Weekly 0.5252 0.9512 1.0000 The correlation between ReligionVI and 2009 BR tells us
A. That as the importance of religion in a state increases, so does the state teen birth rate
B. There is little to no relationship between religion and teen birth rate
C. That the importance of religion in a state and the state teen birth rate are negatively related
D. That 68.9% of the variability in 2009 teen birth rate can be explained by how important people feel about religion
Explanation / Answer
As correlaiton is postiive so
A. That as the importance of religion in a state increases, so does the state teen birth rate
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