A Researcher Computes a Coefficient of Correlation and Determines That

question 241

Multiple Choice

A researcher computes a coefficient of correlation and determines that it is zero. This finding indicates that:

• A) a perfect correlation between two variables exists.
• B) as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.
• C) there is no relationship between two variables.
• D) as one variable increases, the other variable increases.

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