If You Have a Curvilinear Relationship and the Pearson Product

question 24

Multiple Choice

If you have a curvilinear relationship and the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient is close to zero, what can you conclude about the relationship between the variables?

• A) There is no relationship between the variables
• B) You cannot conclude anything about the relationship based on this information
• C) There is a strong relationship
• D) There is a weak relationship

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