The correlation coefficient for blood pressure and amount of vegetables eaten in a group of people is −0.7. Analyze the followin

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The correlation coefficient for blood pressure and amount of vegetables eaten in a group of people is −0.7. Analyze the followin

g statement:
High blood pressure is caused by not eating vegetables.

Is this a reasonable conclusion?

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vfiekz [6] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-24T12:20:30+03:00

The correlation coefficient for blood pressure and amount of vegetables eaten which is a negative number (-0.7) suggests that they are in inverse relation. Eating more vegetable should lower the blood pressure. In the same manner, not eating vegetables would likely cause high blood pressure.