Question

If there is a strong negative linear relationship between the variables, the value of _____ will be close to -1. A.) negative correlation B.) positive correlation C.) mean D.) correlation coefficient

Answer 1

the answer will be mean as my teacher says

Answer 2

Answer: D.) correlation coefficient

Explanation:

The correlation coefficient measures the strength of a linear relationship between two variables and is usually denoted by r.

The values of r ranges from -1 to 1.

If it is close to 1 then it represents that there is strong positive linear relationship between the variables and if it is close to -1 then it represents that there is strong negative linear relationship between the variables.

Hence, the completed statement will be :

If there is a strong negative linear relationship between the variables, the value of correlation coefficient will be close to -1.