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Suppose that, for a sample of pairs of observations from two variables, the linear correlation coefficient, r, is positive. Does this result necessarily imply that the variables are positively linearly correlated? Explain

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Almost 100 words to explain carefully whether this is or isn't the case.

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The coefficient of linear correlation can vary anywhere between -1 and 1. If the variables tend to go up and down together, the correlation ...

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