Question

A study found that the size of the police force and the number of churches in towns across the United States are positively associated. This means that: A) towns with few churches tend to have a large police force. B) towns with few churches tend to have a small police force. C) towns with many churches tend to have a small police force. D) towns with many churches tend to have a large police force. E) Both "towns with few churches tend to have a small police force" and "towns with many churches tend to have a large police force" are correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option E, Both "towns with few churches tend to have a small police force" and "towns with many churches tend to have a large police force" are correct.

Explanation:

It is given that both the “number of churches in a city” and “number of police stations in a city” are positively associated.  

A positive association between two variables means that if one variable’s value increases, then the value of other variable also increases. A negative association between two variables means that if one variable’s value increases, then the value of other variable also decrease.

Thus, if the number of churches in a city increases, then the number of police stations also increases. Likewise, if the number of churches in a city decreases, then the number of police stations also decreases

Hence, option E is correct