Assume That a Medical Research Study Found a Correlation of -0.73

Multiple Choice

Assume that a medical research study found a correlation of -0.73 between consumption of vitamin A and the cancer rate of a particular type of cancer. This could be interpreted to mean:

A) the more vitamin A consumed, the lower a person's chances are of getting this type of cancer.
B) the less vitamin A consumed, the lower a person's chances are of getting this type of cancer.
C) the more vitamin A consumed, the higher a person's chances are of getting this type of cancer.
D) vitamin A causes this type of cancer.