For Two Variables, a Positive Correlation Coefficient Indicates

question 27

Multiple Choice

For two variables, a positive correlation coefficient indicates .

• A) a linear relationship exists for which one variable increases as the other also increases
• B) a linear relationship exists for one variable that increases while the other decreases
• C) that the two variables have no linear relationship with each other
• D) a nonlinear relationship with no linear correlation between the two variables

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