A Researcher Finds a Correlation of

question 5

Multiple Choice

A researcher finds a correlation of +.90 between two variables.Assuming the correlation coefficient was calculated correctly,which of the following is definitely not true?

• A)As values on one measure increase,values on the other measure decrease.
• B)Ability to make predictions for these variables is good.
• C)A third variable may be present that explains the correlation.
• D)The variables may be causally relateD.