Why Are Curvilinear Relationships Hard to Detect with Correlation Coefficients

question 4

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Nominal Data

Categorical data that cannot be logically ordered or ranked.

Two Categories

A classification method that divides items or subjects into two distinct groups based on specific criteria.

Z-test

An evaluative statistical approach used to see if there's a meaningful difference between the mean values of two populations, provided that the variances are established and the samples are sizeable.

Two Categories

A classification into one of two distinct groups or divisions based on specific criteria.