A historical study of dietary patterns in the Middle Ages finds that, with increased wealth, people consumed more calories. How would this relationship be summarized statistically?
A) There was a negative association between wealth and caloric intake.
B) There was a positive association between wealth and caloric intake.
C) There was a perfect association between wealth and caloric intake.
D) There was either a moderate or a strong association between these variables, and there could not be a weak relationship.

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A positive association means that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases. In this case, as wealth increased, caloric intake also increased.

A Historical Study of Dietary Patterns in the Middle Ages