An investigator measuring various characteristics of a large group of athletes found that the correlation between the weight of an athlete and the amount of weight that athlete could lift was 0.60. True or false and explain:

a) On the average, an athlete can lift 60% of his body weight.

b) If an athlete gains 10 pounds, he can expect to lift an additional 6 pounds.

c) The more an athlete weights, on the average the more he weights.

d) The more an athlete can lift, on the average the more he weighs.

e) 60% of athlete's lifting ability can be attributed to his weight alone.