An investigator collected data on heights and weights of college students;

results can be summarized as follows.

Average SD Men's height 70 inches 3 inches Men's weight 144 pounds 21 pounds Women's height 64 inches 3 inches Women's weight 120 pounds 21 pounds The correlation coefficient between height and weight for the men was about 0.60; for the women, it was about the same. If you take the men and women together, the correlation between height and weight would be ______.

just about 0.60 somewhat lower Choose one option, and explain briefly.

somewhat higher PL968