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Choose the correlation that describes the strongest relationship between two variables
a) .25
b) - .70
c) .60
d) - .25
e) .05

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Presented here is a correlation problem with a complete solution designed to explain why the final answer is what it is. Direction of correlation is also explained.

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The answer is b) -.70

The strength of the correlation is represented solely by the numerical value. The highest value here is .70. ...

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