Why Are Curvilinear Relationships Hard to Detect with Correlation Coefficients

question 14

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 curvilinear relationships have small effect sizes
• C) Because r looks for the best straight line to fit the data
• D) Because r assumes a zero association
• E) Because r assumes a negative relationship

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Recognize risk factors associated with atherosclerosis.

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