Is this a function or no ?

Two students were asked if they liked to read. is this a good example of a statistical question? why or why not? a yes, this is a good statistical question because a variety of answers are given. b yes, this is a good statistical question because there are not a variety of answers that could be given. c no, this is not a good statistical question because there are not a variety of answers that could be given. no, this is not a good statistical question because there are a variety of answers that could be given

If a || b and b | y, then ? a) x || y. b) x | a. c) a | y. d) a || y.

17. a researcher measures three variables, x, y, and z for each individual in a sample of n = 20. the pearson correlations for this sample are rxy = 0.6, rxz = 0.4, and ryz = 0.7. a. find the partial correlation between x and y, holding z constant. b. find the partial correlation between x and z, holding y constant. (hint: simply switch the labels for the variables y and z to correspond with the labels in the equation.) gravetter, frederick j. statistics for the behavioral sciences (p. 526). cengage learning. kindle edition.