Charles Finds That the Correlation Coefficients Between His Predictor Variable

question 8

Multiple Choice

Charles finds that the correlation coefficients between his predictor variable and three different outcome variables are +.23, +.45, and -.53. Which correlation coefficient indicates the strongest linear relation that Charles found between his predictor and outcome variables?

• A) +.23
• B) +.45
• C) -.53
• D) not enough information is provided

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