Metainformation
| Tag | Value |
|---|---|
| file | Descriptive-statistics_uva-correlation-1266-en_uva-correlation-1266-en |
| name | uva-correlation-1266-en |
| section | Descriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Bivariate statistics/Correlation |
| type | schoice |
| solution | TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE |
| Type | Conceptual |
| Language | English |
| Level | Statistical Literacy |
| IRT-Difficulty | 3.997 |
| p-value | 0.1222 |
Question
Of a number of children, age was determined in months, and height in centimeters. The data are plotted in the attached scatterplot.™. The correlation coefficient between height and age is 0.74. The percentage of variation in height that is correlated in this sample with variation in age is:
- TRUE: 55%
- FALSE: 74%
- FALSE: 86%
- FALSE: Not to be determined
- 55%: Correct
- 74%: Incorrect
- 86%: Incorrect
- Undeterminable: Incorrect