Of the Following, Which Is True of Pearson's Correlation Coefficient

question 20

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which is true of Pearson's correlation coefficient, r? ​

• A)The value of r does not depend on the units of y and x.
• B)r = 0 indicates a perfect correlation between x and y.
• C)r cannot be less than 0 or greater than 1.
• D)The value of r depends on which of two variables is labeled x.
• E) is greater than 1.0 unless the points on a scatterplot line up exactly.

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