A Researcher Obtained a Correlation of

question 11

Multiple Choice

A researcher obtained a correlation of +.52 between Variable A and Variable B. What is the best interpretation of this correlation?

• A)As scores on A increase, scores on B tend to increase.
• B)Scores on A can be perfectly predicted from scores on B.
• C)As scores on A decrease, scores on B tend to increase.
• D)As scores of A increase, scores on B tend to decrease.

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