In this lesson, we will discuss the benefits are potential problems of truncating axes.
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Smoking causes lung cancer. What kind of correlation would you expect to see?
A negative correlation.
Correct answer: A positive correlation.
A positive correlation.
No correlation.
Q2.
There is a positive correlation between the number of pets people own, and the number of books people read. Which of these statements is most likely to be true?
Higher pet ownership causes more reading
More reading causes higher pet ownership
Correct answer: There is no causal relationship between higher pet ownership and reading
There is no causal relationship between higher pet ownership and reading
Q3.
What correlation would you expect to see between the variables weekly salary and amount spent on food per week?
Negative correlation
No correlation
Correct answer: Positive correlation
Positive correlation
Q4.
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
A higher amount of money spent on food causes a higher salary
A higher amount of money spent on food causes a lower salary
Correct answer: A higher salary causes a higher amount of money spent on food
A higher salary causes a higher amount of money spent on food
A higher salary causes a lower amount of money spent on food