Using a sample of young adolescents, Dr.Nguyen finds a correlation of +.55 between scorces on a measure of neglectful or uninvolved parenting and scores on a neasure of delinquent behavior. Which of the following might Dr.Nguyen legitimately conclude?
(A) Uninvolved parenting cause juvenile delinquency.
(B) Parenting that is move neglecting is related to a lower degree of delinquent behavior.
(C) Uninvolved parenting is unrelated to delinquency.
(D) Parenting that is more neglectful is related to a higher degree of delinquent behavior.
Nguyen 教授使用一群青少年作為樣本，發現在「冷漠或不參與的教養方式」與「青少年偏差行為」之間的分數有 +0.55 的正相關。以下哪一項是 Nguyen 教授可以合理推論的？
(A) 不參與的教養會導致青少年犯罪
(B) 越冷漠的教養方式與越少的偏差行為有關
(C) 不參與的教養與偏差行為無關
(D) 越冷漠的教養方式與越多的偏差行為有關
此方法探討的是相關的統計定義。正相關代表此兩件事情有正相關性，但不能證明兩者之間有因果關係。
