Which Statement About the Correlation Coefficient,r,is True

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the correlation coefficient,r,is true?

• A)The calculation of r assumes that X and Y are metric variables whose distributions have the same shape.
• B)The correlation coefficient computed for a population is denoted by ρ(rho).
• C)Data obtained by using rating scales with a small number of categories tends to deflate r.
• D)All of the statements are true.

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