Researchers found that as the number of minutes per day parents spent reading to their children increased, their children's score on a reading readiness scale increased as well. This is an example of:
A) a positive correlation.
B) a negative correlation.
C) an independent variable.
D) a dependent variable.

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This is an example of a positive correlation because as the time spent reading increases, the reading readiness score also increases, indicating that both variables move in the same direction.

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