Which conditions below should be expected to produce the lowest correlation coefficient due to a truncated range?
A) Studying the relationship between memory and age for seniors in assisted living situations
B) Measuring the relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer
C) Examining the relationship between the teenage viewing of sexual content on television and subsequent intercourse
D) Surveying students about sexual and religious attitudes,as well as drug use

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Truncating the range of age by only studying seniors in assisted living situations limits the variability in the age variable, likely resulting in a lower correlation coefficient with memory compared to a study with a wider age range. This is because the restriction of range reduces the variability that is essential for finding stronger correlations.

Which Conditions Below Should Be Expected to Produce the Lowest