If There Is No Relationship Between Two Variables, Then the Pearson's

question 54

Multiple Choice

If there is no relationship between two variables, then the Pearson's correlation coefficient between them will be:

• A) +1.0.
• B) -1.0.
• C) +0.50.
• D) 0.

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