Chapter 4.1, Problem 4.17E

To determine

To rank the correlations between the pairs given in the question from highest to lowest and explain the reasoning.

Answer to Problem 4.17E

The order of the correlations from highest to lowest is then:

1) height of femalesand age $4/18$ .

2) height of fathers/adult sons

3) height of husband/wives

Explanation of Solution

We would expect the correlation of unrelated people to be lowest, while the correlation of the same person to be highest: Thus the order of the correlations from highest to lowest is then:

1) height of femalesand age $4/18$ .

2) height of fathers/adult sons

3) height of husband/wives