If the Calculated Value of the Correlation Coefficient for Two

question 118

Multiple Choice

If the calculated value of the correlation coefficient for two variables is 0,what would the resulting scatterplot look like?

• A) upward, sloping to the left
• B) downward, sloping to the right
• C) upward, sloping to the right
• D) None of these

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