Suppose That the Correlation Coefficient Between X₁ and X₂ Is

question 67

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the correlation coefficient between X₁ and X₂ is equal to -1. This means that

• A) X₁ and X₂ are perfectly positively correlated
• B) X₁ and X₂ are perfectly negatively correlated
• C) X₁ and X₂ are weakly and positively correlated
• D) X₁ and X₂ are weakly and negatively correlated

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Definitions:

Avery, MacLeod, And McCarty

Scientists who demonstrated that DNA is the substance that causes bacterial transformation, establishing the role of DNA in heredity.

Hereditary Material

Refers to DNA or RNA in organisms that carry genetic information passed from parents to offspring.

Autosome

Chromosome of a pair that is the same in males and females; a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.

Chromosome

Carriers of genetic material in the form of DNA, present in the cell's nucleus and visible during cell division.