Question 7

(Multiple Choice)

For the next questions, identify the choice that contains a conclusion with a
common correlation error.
-Given: There is a linear correlation coefficient very close to 0 between black willow tree cuttings monitored for survival at 7 days and black willow tree cuttings monitored for survival at 14 days


A) Conclusion: there is not a linear relationship between the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 7 days and the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 14
Days
B) Conclusion: the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 7 days is not related in any way to the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 14 days
C) Conclusion: an increase in the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 7 days is not linearly related to the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 14 days
D) Conclusion: a decrease in the survival of black willow tree cuttings at 7 days is not linearly related to a decrease in the survival of black willow tree cuttings at
14 days

Answer