Which of the Following Statements Is False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

A) Older men tend to have lower muscle density, so the correlation between age and muscle density in older men must be negative.
B) Older children tend to be taller than younger children, so the correlation between age and height in children must be positive.
C) A researcher finds that the correlation between two variables is close to 0, so the two variables must be unrelated.
D) Taller people tend to be heavier than shorter people, so the correlation between height and weight must be positive.