Causation. If we conduct a study showing that there is a strong negative correlation between resting pulse rate and amounts of time spent in rigorous exercise, we can conclude decreases in resting pulse rates are somehow associated with increases in exercise.

decide whether the statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly; not all of these statements have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer.