Dr Meeney Calculated Correlation Coefficients for Two Different Sets of Data

question 156

Multiple Choice

Dr. Meeney calculated correlation coefficients for two different sets of data. He found that data set X had a correlation coefficient of -0.75, and data set Y had a correlation coefficient of +0.58. Dr. Meeney can conclude that:

• A)set X has a stronger correlation than set Y
• B)set Y has a stronger correlation than set X.
• C)the data in set X were positively skewed.
• D)the data in set Y were negatively skewed.

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