60 Which of the following statements is false a A correlatio
60. Which of the following statements is false?
a. A correlation of .8 may be interpreted as weak.
b.The higher the correlation is, the larger the “jump” in explained variance.
c. A scattergram is a visual representation of a correlation between two variables.
d. The absolute value of the correlation coefficient is more important than the + or – sign.
Solution
A) A correlation of .8 may be interpreted as weak. Since r=0.8 hence it is not weak it is strong correlation
