High Scores on Variable X Are Associated with High Scores

question 75

Multiple Choice

High scores on variable X are associated with high scores on variable Y,and low scores on variable X are associated with low scores on variable Y.Hence,the correlation between variables X and Y will be

• A) negative.
• B) positive.
• C) zero.
• D) spurious.

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