If One Calculates a Correlation of -1

question 1

Multiple Choice

If one calculates a correlation of -1.20,this coefficient indicates that a

• A) perfect negative relationship exists.
• B) moderately strong relationship exists.
• C) weak correlation exists.
• D) miscalculation has occurred.

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