Question

a restaurant manager collected data on the number of customers in a party in the restaurant and the time elapsed until the party left the restaurant. the manager computed a correlation of 0.78 between the two variables. what information does the correlation provide about the relationship between the number of customers in a party at the restaurant and the time elapsed until the party left the restaurant? a the relationship is linear because the correlation is positive. b the relationship is not linear because the correlation is positive. c the parties with a larger number of customers are associated with the longer times elapsed until the party left the restaurant. d the parties with a larger number of customers are associated with the shorter times elapsed until the party left the restaurant. e there is no relationship between the number of customers in a party at a table in the restaurant and the time required until the party left the restaurant.

Explanation:

A positive correlation value of 0.78 indicates a linear relationship. A positive correlation means that as the number of customers in a party increases, the time elapsed until the party leaves also increases.

Answer:

A. The relationship is linear because the correlation is positive.