Which Statement About Correlation Is True?
I $r ^ { 2 } = 0.95$

question 123

Multiple Choice

Which statement about correlation is true?
I. Regression based on data that are summary statistics tends to result in a higher correlation.
II. If $r ^ { 2 } = 0.95$
0) 95, the response variable increases as the explanatory variable increases.
III. An outlier always decreases the correlation.

• A) III only
• B) II only
• C) none of these
• D) I, II, and III
• E) I only

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