A Correlation of Zero Between Two Quantitative Variables Means That

question 20

Multiple Choice

A correlation of zero between two quantitative variables means that

• A) there is no association between the two variables.
• B) re-expressing the data will guarantee a linear association between the two variables.
• C) none of these
• D) there is no linear association between the two variables.
• E) we have done something wrong in our calculation of r.

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