The Director of Graduate Admissions Is Analyzing the Relationship Between

question 50

Multiple Choice

The director of graduate admissions is analyzing the relationship between scores in the GRE and student performance in graduate school, as measured by a student's GPA. The table below shows a sample of 10 students. (See the Excel Data File.) Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) The correlation between GRE and GPA is negative and weak.
• B) The correlation between GRE and GPA is positive and weak.
• C) The correlation between GRE and GPA is negative and strong.
• D) The correlation between GRE and GPA is positive and strong.

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