SOLUTION: A civil engineer examining traffic flow problems in a large city observes that the number of traffic accidents is positively correlated with traffic density and concludes that traf

Question 1178188: A civil engineer examining traffic flow problems in a large city observes that the number of traffic accidents is positively correlated with traffic density and concludes that traffic density is likely to be a major cause of accidents. What alternative conclusion should the engineer consider?

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Answer by ikleyn(52824) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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http://teachers.wrdsb.ca/kvanlierop/files/2016/03/MDM_U8_D3_Homework-Solutions.pdf

problem 6 at the end.

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