What Happens to the Correlation Coefficient If the Ability to Predict

question 137

Multiple Choice

What happens to the correlation coefficient if the ability to predict one variable increases based on knowledge of the second variable?

• A)It increases in strength.
• B)It decreases in strength.
• C)It becomes negative.
• D)It becomes positive.

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