Question

50 points!!! Please help!!!

Two variables are correlated with r=−0.31.

Which answer best describes the strength and direction of the association between the variables?

weak positive
weak negative
strong negative
strong positive

Answer 1

The r value is a number between -1 and +1.

For a negative value, the closer to -1 it would be a strong negative, if it is closer to 0, it would be a strong negative.

-0.31 is closer to 0 than -1, so it would have a strong negative association.