What Does a Correlation Coefficient near 0 Mean

question 24

Multiple Choice

What does a correlation coefficient near 0 mean?

• A)Two variables are moving in the opposite direction.
• B)Two variables are moving in the same direction.
• C)Two variables are unrelated.
• D)One variable is a good predictor of the other.

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Definitions:

Test-retest Reliability

The consistency of a psychological test or assessment over time when administered to the same group of people.

Raw Scores

A raw score represents the number of questions answered correctly on a test or assessment before any adjustments or transformations.

T score

A standardized type of z-score that typically has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, used for comparing individual scores.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most occurrences take place in the middle of the distribution.