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 regular use of sunscreen and the skin cancer rate. This could be interpreted to mean that

A) the greater the regular use of sunscreen, the lower the person's chances of getting skin cancer.
B) skin cancer is caused by not using sunscreen regularly.
C) the greater the regular use of sunscreen, the higher the person's chances of getting skin cancer.
D) skin cancer can be prevented by regular use of sunscreen.
E) the lower the regular use of sunscreen, the lower the person's chances of getting skin cancer.