If you take a sample of every person who has died in the last month and you record whether they were right-handed or left-handed, and you record their age, you will find that the left-handed people were on average younger.
You also note that in the past, children were forced to use their right hand, whereas more recently, they are free to use either.
Your friend suggests that Left-handedness causes early death, but this seems unlikely.
If A is left-handedness and B is early death, what best describes this correlation?
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
There is a correlation between the CDC’s influenza-like illness rate and the number of google searches for “treatment for flu”. If A is the influenza-like illness rate and B is the rate of searches for “treatment for flu”, which is most likely?
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
The following 2 maps show that there is a correlation between nuclear power plants and speakers of French in the USA.
Which of the following hypotheses best explains this correlation?
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
It is found that alcohol consumption is positively correlated with earnings.
Heavy drinkers earn more than those that drink less.
Which hypothesis does this data NOT support?
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
It is found that alcohol consumption is positively correlated with earnings.
Heavy drinkers earn more than those that drink less.
Which of the following statements is the most appropriate conclusion to draw from this data?