A Researcher Determined That the Correlation Between Height in Inches

Multiple Choice

A researcher determined that the correlation between height in inches and 50-yard-dash time in seconds for 123 eleven-year-old boys in a city recreation program was -0.51. Which of the following statements is the best interpretation of this finding?

A) As height increases, this causes speed to decrease.
B) Tall boys run faster than short boys over 50% of the time.
C) There is some tendency for dash scores to decrease as height increases.
D) There is a very poor relationship between height and dash scores because the correlation is negative.
E) The taller the person, the larger his dash score tends to be.