EXAMPLE 2.43
Observed associations. Here are some examples of observed association between x and y:
1. x = mother’s body mass index
y = daughter’s body mass index
2. x = amount of the artificial sweetener saccharin in a rat’s diet
y = count of tumors in the rat’s bladder
3. x = a student’s SAT score as a high school senior
y = a student’s first-year college grade point average
4. x = monthly flow of money into stock mutual funds
y = monthly rate of return for the stock market
5. x = whether a person regularly attends religious services
y = how long the person lives
6. x = the number of years of education a worker has
y = the worker’s income