A recent study reports that there is a positive correlation between the number of hours a student studies each week and the student's grade point average (GPA).This findings means that
A) as studying increases,students tend to become more distracted.
B) as studying increases,GPA tends to increase.
C) GPA and number of hours studying are unrelated.
D) GPA tends to decrease as the number of study hours increases.

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The study reports a positive correlation between the number of hours a student studies each week and the student's grade point average (GPA). This means that as studying increases, GPA tends to increase. Option A is incorrect because the correlation is positive, indicating that studying more does not necessarily mean becoming more distracted. Option C is incorrect because the study reports a positive correlation between the two variables. Option D is incorrect because a positive correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other also tends to increase, not decrease.

A Recent Study Reports That There Is a Positive Correlation