What Would the Scatterplot Show for Data That Produce a Pearson

question 11

Multiple Choice

What would the scatterplot show for data that produce a Pearson correlation of r = +.88?

• A)points clustered close to a line that slopes up to the right
• B)points clustered close to a line that slopes down to the right
• C)points widely scattered around a line that slopes up to the right
• D)points widely scattered around a line that slopes down to the right

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