Question

Multiple Choice: A researcher examines data from all cities with populations over 100,000 in the United States. He notices that those cities that have a major league baseball team tend to have a greater number of divorces than other cities. One can reasonably conclude that: (1pt)

a)This correlation cannot be explained and is probably accidental.

b)The presence of a major league baseball team contributes to divorce.

c)A high divorce rate increases the likelihood of a city having a baseball team.

Answer 1

answer: option a

[explanation: the researcher examines data from all cities with populations over 100,000 in the United States. He notices that those ccities that have a major league baseball team tend to have a greater 'number' of divorces than other cities. The greater 'number' of divorces may be due to the reason that in those cities population are also higher than the other cities having no baseball team. There may have many other reasons for this greater number of divorces in those cities. But we never can say option 2 or option 3 without solid evidances.