If a researcher finds a positive correlation between school grades and school attendance, one can conclude that _____.
A) high attendance and high grades occur together
B) high attendance causes high grades
C) high attendance rarely means high grades
D) high grades cause high attendance

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A positive correlation means that the two variables (in this case, school grades and school attendance) are positively related and tend to occur together. Therefore, we can conclude that high attendance and high grades occur together. The other options are not necessarily true based on this finding.

If a Researcher Finds a Positive Correlation Between School Grades