he Dudley family just brought home twins from the hospital. Their neighbor's baby was born on the same day as the twins. A reasonable conclusion is that the Dudley family will spend more money on diapers. Is this association positive, negative, or neither? Is the relationship more likely a causation or correlation?

Question

Responses
A neitherneither
B positive; causationpositive; causation
C negative; correlationnegative; correlation
D positive; correlation

Answer 1

The association described in the scenario is that the Dudley family will likely spend more money on diapers than their neighbor, who has one baby. This indicates a positive association, as having more babies (twins, in this case) generally leads to increased spending on diapers compared to having a single baby.

However, it's important to note that this relationship is not a causation but rather a correlation; the presence of more babies (twins) correlates with more spending on diapers, but it does not cause the increase in spending.

Therefore, the correct response is:

D positive; correlation