A correlation has been calculated as r 08 what does this me

A correlation has been calculated as r = -.08, what does this mean? How does it compare to a correlation of r = 0.8?

Solution

A value greater than 0 indicates a positive association

as the value of one variable increases, so does the value of the other variable

A value less than 0 indicates a negative association

as the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable decrease

That means that r=-0.08 indicate that there is variation around the line of best fit

and r=0.08 is the same but possitive