Why Are Curvilinear Relationships Hard to Detect with Correlation Coefficients

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why are curvilinear relationships hard to detect with correlation coefficients (r) ?

• A)Because curvilinear relationships require a large amount of scores
• B)Because r always looks for the best straight line to fit the data
• C)Because r always assumes a zero association
• D)Because r always assumes a negative relationship

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