Dr. Hackle has found that no matter how students score on the first midterm, all the students in her class tend to score between 75% and 80% on her final exam. This suggests that

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The fact that all students tend to score between 75% and 80% on the final exam regardless of their scores on the first midterm suggests that there is not a strong correlation between the two exams. If there was a positive correlation, we would expect students who did well on the first midterm to also do well on the final exam. If there was a negative correlation, we would expect students who did poorly on the first midterm to do well on the final exam. Therefore, we can conclude that the correlation is not very strong. There is no evidence to suggest that Dr. Hackle should change her final exam.

Dr Hackle Has Found That No Matter How Students Score