Let's assume we find in a study that the correlation coefficient between number of years of education and cigarette smoking is -.89.This means that as education level increases:
A)smoking tends to increase.
B)smoking tends to decrease.
C)smoking changes 89 percent.
D)smoking is nonexistent.
E)only 89 out of every 100 people in the study would not smoke.

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The correlation coefficient of -.89 indicates a strong negative correlation between education level and cigarette smoking. As education level increases, smoking tends to decrease.

Let's Assume We Find in a Study That the Correlation