In Her Analysis of Data from a National Survey of High

Multiple Choice

In her analysis of data from a national survey of high school students, Beckett Broh found that students who played interscholastic sports tended to perform better academically than those who did not play; moreover, this association was statistically significant. Based on this information, it would be appropriate to conclude that

A) playing sports is a cause (among other causes) of academic performance.
B) there is an association between playing high school sports and academic performance.
C) playing sports has a positive impact on academic performance.
D) the relationship between sports participation and academic performance is nonspurious.