A Researcher Computes a Correlation Coefficient and Determines That It

question 62

Multiple Choice

A researcher computes a correlation coefficient and determines that it is zero.What does this finding indicate?

• A)That a perfect correlation exists.
• B)That there is no relationship between the variables.
• C)That the researcher has made an error in the computation.
• D)That as one variable increases,the other variable decreases.

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