Interpreting Correlational Evidence




1. You can determine the effect of a treatment by using a correlational study.

True
False

2. The more one eats, the more one weighs describes a

negative correlation
positive correlation

3. The less one eats, the less one weighs describes a

negative correlation
positive correlation

4. A -.2 correlation indicates a stronger relationship than a + .1 correlation coefficient

True
False

5. People taking a certain drug tend to be more depressed than the average person. Therefore, we can conclude

nothing about the effect of the drug
that the drug causes depression.

6. If members of a certain cult do worse in school than other students we can conclude

nothing about the effect of the cult
that membership in this cult causes a drop in student grades