In a linear regression the correlation coefficient r is foun

In a linear regression, the correlation coefficient r is found to be -0.8325. The correlation is best described as
strong positive
weak positive
strong negative
weak negative

Solution

Definition for Correlation Coefficient:

The quantity r, called the linear correlation coefficient, measures the strength and the direction of a linear relationship between two variables. The linear correlation coefficient is sometimes referred to as the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.The value of r is such that -1 < r < +1. The + and