From tax records it is relative easy to determine the amount

From tax records, it is relative easy to determine the amount of liquor consumed per capita and the number of cigarettes consumed per capita for each of the 10 provinces of Canada. These are plotted on a scatter plot and a high positive correlation is found. Which of the following is correct? O This implies that heavy smoking causes people to drink more. 0 This implies that heavy drinking causes people to smoke more 0 we cannot conclude cause and effect, but this also implies that there is a high positive correlation between cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption for individuals This could be an example of a correlation caused by a common cause because both activities are highly correlated with average family income and average income varies widely among the provinces We cannot conclude cause and effect, but this also implies that the same individuals both smoke and consume liquor.

Solution

Strong and Positive