The correlation coefficient is 0.97 between the number of preschools in a neighb

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The correlation coefficient is 0.97 between the number of preschools in a neighborhood and the number of misdemeanor crimes committed in that same neighborhood. Which of the following is true? Select one: a. The high number of misdemeanor crimes is causing the neighborhood to open more preschools. b. This is a weak correlation and thus is no surprise. c. This is a strong correlation, but strong correlation does not imply that one variable is causing the other. d. The high number of preschools is causing criminals to be attracted to the neighborhood.

Explanation / Answer

A) the high number of misdemeanor crime is causing the neighborhood to open more preschool

Because here r=0.97 it is close to +1 that is strong relation ship between number of preschool in neighborhood and the number of misdemeanor crimes in that same neighborhood

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