When the change in a variable 'x' directly causes the change in another variable 'y' that is an example of: O A. increasing O B. decreasing O C. causation O D. correlation

The following statement contains an error. Choose the statement that best explains the error. "The correlation between shoe size and height is 0.87 inches" A. Correlation requires that both of the variables be categorical B. When stating the correlation coefficient, one must state whether it is a positive or negative relationship C. This statement does not tell us whether or not shoe size is correlated with height D. When reporting correlation, one does not report units because correlation has no units E. There is no error in this statement

10. Describe the pattern of data that is observed when there is a strong negative correlation between X and Y.

Let x be the average number of employees in a group health insurance plan, and let y be the average administrative cost as a percentage of claims. x 3 7 15 32 75 y 40 35 30 26 18 (a) Make a scatter diagram of the data and visualize the line you think best fits the data.  Flash Player version 10 or higher is required for this question. You can get Flash Player free from Adobe's website.   (b) Would you say the correlation is low, moderate, or strong? positive or negative? strong and negative moderate and negative   strong and positive low and negative low and positive moderate and positive (c) Use a calculator to verify that Σx = 132, Σx2 = 6932, Σy = 149, Σy2 = 4725, and Σxy = 2997. Compute r. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)r =  As x increases, does the value of r imply that y should tend to increase or decrease? Explain. Given our value of r, we cannot draw any conclusions for the behavior of y as x increases. Given our value of r, y should tend to…