The Stronger the Relationship Between Two Variables

question 74

Multiple Choice

The stronger the relationship between two variables

• A) the further from zero the correlation coefficient will be.
• B) the less appropriate is a correlational research design.
• C) the greater the probability that the observed association was due to chance.
• D) the more likely the correlation coefficient is to be a positive number.

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