Question

A certain middle school opens at 7 A.M., and classes begin at 8 A.M. A sociologist gathered data on the number of minutes after 7 A.M. that a student arrives at school and the number of friends the student has on social media. The correlation between the two variables indicated a strong negative relationship. Which of the following is an appropriate interpretation of the correlation?

Answer 1

Answer:

As the number of minutes of arriving after 7 A.M. increases, the number of friends on social media tends to decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlation does not imply causation. Also, the negative relationship indicates that as the number of minutes of arriving after 7 A.M. increases, the number of friends on social media tends to decrease.