If All the Points in a Scatterplot Lie on the Least

question 31

Multiple Choice

If all the points in a scatterplot lie on the least squares regression line, then what must the correlation coefficient r be?

• A) only 1.0
• B) only -1.0
• C) either 1.0 or -1.0
• D) only 100

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