An economic development researcher wants to understand the relationship between

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An economic development researcher wants to understand the relationship between the average monthly expenditure on utilities for households in a particular middle-class neighborhood and each of the following household variables: family size, approximate location of the household within the neighborhood, and indication of whether those surveyed owned or rented their home, gross annual income of the first household wage earner, gross annual income of the second household wage earner (if applicable), size of the monthly home mortgage or rent payment, and the total indebtedness (excluding the value of a home mortgage) of the household.

The correlation for each pairing of variables are shown in the table below:

How would you interpret the relationship between Debt and Utilities?

There is a strong positive linear relationship between debt and utility payments.

High utility payments lead to higher debt.

Debt and utility payments are negatively correlated.

There is no relationship between these two variables.

There is a strong positive linear relationship between debt and utility payments.

High utility payments lead to higher debt.

Debt and utility payments are negatively correlated.

There is no relationship between these two variables.

Explanation / Answer

There is a strong positive linear relationship between debt and utility payments.

option a is correct

clearly from the table it shows there is positive relationship which makes strong

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