Question

Height (in.) 73 70 75 72 73 71
Weight (lb.) 183 178 194 185 185 183
Use the data to report a bivariate data analysis. The correlation coefficient is r = 0.91. Is the
association positive or negative, and is it strong or weak?
(1 point)
strong positive association
weak negative association
strong negative association
weak positive association

Answer 1

The correlation coefficient \( r = 0.91 \) indicates a strong positive association between height and weight. Therefore, the correct answer is:

**strong positive association**.