A researcher finds that a person's height and weight are significantly positively correlated.Which interpretation below makes the most sense?
A) Height causes weight.
B) Weight causes height.
C) To lose weight,a person should attempt to become shorter.
D) When a person tends to be tall,they tend to be heavy.

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The correlation between height and weight being significantly positive means that when someone is tall, they also tend to be heavy. This does not imply causation in either direction (A or B) or suggest that someone should attempt to become shorter to lose weight (C).

A Researcher Finds That a Person's Height and Weight Are