Consider a Scatterplot Showing the Relationship Between Years of Formal

Multiple Choice

Consider a scatterplot showing the relationship between years of formal education and life expectancy.Which of the following statements is false?

A) If more years of formal education are correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a positive slope.
B) If more years of formal education are not correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a flat slope.
C) If more years of formal education are not correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a flat or negative slope.
D) If more years of formal education are negatively correlated with higher life expectancy, then the scatterplot would exhibit a negative slope.
E) If other research shows a causal effect between years of formal education and higher life expectancy (additional years of formal education cause a higher life expectancy) , then the scatterplot could not be flat.