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Why are correlations useful in practice?
AThey replace the mean
BThey remove sampling error
CThey always prove a cause
DThey show a predictive link
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. They show a predictive link
A correlation, such as demand with weather, can be exploited to predict one quantity from another.
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