In Simple Linear Regression Analysis, If the Correlation Coefficient Between

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In simple linear regression analysis, if the correlation coefficient between the independent variable x and the dependent variable y is -.85, this means that the scatterplot generated by the same data values would show points that would fall on a straight line with slope equal to -.85.

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