The Correlation Between Two Variables Is a Measure of the Degree

question 18

Multiple Choice

The correlation between two variables is a measure of the degree to which

• A) points cluster together around some best-fitting straight line.
• B) differences in one variable can be predicted from differences in the other variable.
• C) one variable varies with the other variable.
• D) all of the above

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