A dataset contains the heights and weights of a group of students. What is the best way to determine if these two variables are correlated?

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Find the average height and weight.
Compare the tallest and shortest students.
Create a scatter plot and calculate the correlation coefficient.
Count how many students have the same height and weight.

Answer 1

The best way to determine if the heights and weights of the students are correlated is to:

Create a scatter plot and calculate the correlation coefficient.

This method allows you to visually assess the relationship between the two variables and provides a quantitative measure of the strength and direction of the correlation.