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In one study, it was found that the correlation coefficient between two variables is 0.97. Which is true?

There is a weak positive association between the variables.
There is a weak negative association between the variables.
There is a strong negative association between the variables.
There is strong positive association between the variables.

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The answer in here is the last one: There is strong positive association between the variables. We know this because: Numbers close to -1 or 1 show a *strong* correlation. And since the number is greater than zero, the correlation is *positive* I hope this has been useful
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