For a sample of Florida students, the correlation between y =
political ideology (rated on a numeric scale) and x = number of
times a week reading a newspaper is -0.07. (a) Would you call this
association strong or weak? Explain. (b) The correlation between
political ideology and religiosity (how often attend religious
services) is 0.58. For this sample, which explanatory variable,
newspaper reading or religiosity, seems to have a stronger
association with y? Explain.
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