Stats: Modeling the World Nasta Edition Grades 9-12
Stats: Modeling the World Nasta Edition Grades 9-12
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ISBN: 9780131359581
Author: David E. Bock, Paul F. Velleman, Richard D. De Veaux
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain why is it wrong to say there is a strong correlation between sex and colorblindness.

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It is given in the question that although some women are colorblind this condition is found primarily in men. Thus, it is wrong to say there is a strong correlation between sex and colorblindness because sex is not a quantitative variable as it is a qualitative variable and we cannot calculate the correlation of a qualitative variable.

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