Let's assume we find in a study that the Pearson's correlation coefficient between number of years of education and cigarette smoking is -0.73. This means that as education level increases
A) smoking tends to increase.
B) smoking tends to decrease.
C) smoking changes 73%.
D) Education and smoking are unrelated.
E) An educated person smokes 73 cigarettes a day.

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A Pearson's correlation coefficient of -0.73 indicates a strong negative correlation, meaning that as the number of years of education increases, cigarette smoking tends to decrease.

Let's Assume We Find in a Study That the Pearson's