The Lower the Value of the Correlation Between X and Y

question 96

Multiple Choice

The lower the value of the correlation between X and Y, the more the predicted Y value

• A) will regress toward the mean of Y
• B) will deviate from the mean of Y
• C) will assume a mean of zero
• D) both b and c, but not a

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