If a Researcher Finds a Near-Zero Correlation Between Variables a and B,one

question 238

Multiple Choice

If a researcher finds a near-zero correlation between variables A and B,one possible explanation is that the two variables are unrelated.What is the other possible explanation?​

• A)The researcher had poor measurements of the variables.
• B)​Whenever variable A increases, the value of B decreases.
• C)​The mean value of A is equal to the mean value of B.
• D)​Whenever variable A increases, the value of B increases also.

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