The auto insurance industry crashed some test vehicles into a cement barrier at speeds of 5 to 25
Mph to investigate the amount of damage to the cars. They found a correlation of r = 0.60 between
Speed (MPH) and damage ($). If the speed at which a car hit the barrier is 1.5 standard deviations
Above the mean speed, we expect the damage to be _?__ the mean damage.
A) equal to
B) 0.90 SD above
C) 1.5 SD above
D) 0.60 SD above
E) 0.36 SD above

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The Answer of The auto insurance industry crashed some test vehicles into a cement barrier at speeds of 5 to 25
Mph to investigate the amount of damage to the cars. They found a correlation of r = 0.60 between
Speed (MPH) and damage ($). If the speed at which a car hit the barrier is 1.5 standard deviations
Above the mean speed, we expect the damage to be _?__ the mean damage.
A) equal to
B) 0.90 SD above
C) 1.5 SD above
D) 0.60 SD above
E) 0.36 SD above

The Auto Insurance Industry Crashed Some Test Vehicles into a Cement