A Positive Value for a Correlation Indicates ____

question 35

Multiple Choice

A positive value for a correlation indicates ____.

• A) increases in X tend to be accompanied by increases in Y
• B) increases in X tend to be accompanied by decreases in Y
• C) a much stronger relationship than if the correlation were negative
• D) a much weaker relationship than if the correlation were negative

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