Which of the statements does not contain a statistical blunder?
A) There is a strong negative correlation between a person's sex and the amount that he or she pays for automobile insurance.
B) The mean height of young women is 64 inches, and the correlation between their heights and weights is 0.6 inches.
C) The correlation between height and weight for adult females is about r = 1.2.
D) All three prior statements contain blunders.

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A) Correlation is not measured between categorical variables like sex and continuous variables like insurance payments. B) Correlation coefficients do not have units (like inches); they are unitless. C) Correlation coefficients range between -1 and 1; thus, r = 1.2 is impossible.

Which of the Statements Does Not Contain a Statistical Blunder