Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Group of answer choices

Older men tend to have lower muscle density. Hence, the correlation between “age” and “muscle density” in older men must be negative.

Older children tend to be taller than younger children. Hence, the correlation between “age” and “height” in children must be positive.

A researcher finds the correlation between two variables is close to 0, so the two variables must be strongly related.

Taller people tend to be heavier than shorter people, so the correlation between “height” and “weight” must be positive.

Answer 1

Solution:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Answer:

A researcher finds the correlation between two variables is close to 0, so the two variables must be strongly related.

Explanation:

If the correlation between the two variables is close to 0, then there exists a weak relationship between the two variables. Therefore, the FALSE statement is "A researcher finds the correlation between two variables is close to 0, so the two variables must be strongly related".