The Sign of the Correlation Coefficient in a Simple Linear

question 111

True/False

The sign of the correlation coefficient in a simple linear regression model will always be the same as the sign of the y-intercept coefficient .

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Definitions:

Dominant Phenotype

The observable trait or characteristics of an organism that masks the effect of a recessive allele; it is expressed in the phenotype when a dominant allele is present.

Genotype

The genetic constitution of an individual organism, determining specific traits by its DNA sequence.

Aa

An abbreviation often used in genetics to denote a homozygous recessive genotype.

Homozygous Genotype

A genetic condition where an individual has two identical alleles for a particular trait.