What Must Be True for a Correlation Coefficient to Be

question 12

Multiple Choice

What must be true for a correlation coefficient to be calculated between two traits?

• A) The values for the traits must have been obtained from unbiased sampling
• B) The relationship between the two traits must be linear
• C) The traits must follow a normal distribution
• D) All of the answers are correct

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