What Does a Coefficient of Correlation of 0

question 8

Multiple Choice

What does a coefficient of correlation of 0.70 infer?

• A) Almost no correlation because 0.70 is close to 1.0
• B) 70% of the variation in one variable is explained by the other
• C) Coefficient of determination is 0.49
• D) Coefficient of nondetermination is 0.30
• E) None of these statements are correct

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