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AssignmentMultiple Select

Strength of Correlation

Question 1 • High School Math 2 A

Which relationships would most likely be causal? Check all that apply.a positive correlation between depth under water and pressurea negative correlation between total distance run and the runner’s heighta positive correlation between a puppy’s age and weighta negative correlation between temperature and snowboards solda positive correlation between the price of milk and the price of socks

Answer
A
a positive correlation between depth under water and pressure
B
a negative correlation between total distance run and the runner’s height
C
a positive correlation between a puppy’s age and weight
D
a negative correlation between temperature and snowboards sold
E
a positive correlation between the price of milk and the price of socks

Explanation

Depth directly affects water pressure: as depth increases, the weight of the water above increases the pressure. A puppy’s age can cause its weight to increase as it grows, and warmer temperatures can reduce interest in buying snowboards. A runner’s height does not generally cause the total distance run, and milk and sock prices are not directly causally related.

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