Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. When an independent variable increases by one unit and a dependent variable decreases by one unit, then the two variables are positively correlated.
2. An independent variable-dependent variable relationship is curvilinear when the change in the dependent variable associated with a one-unit increase in the independent variable remains constant across all levels of the independent variable.
3. Correlations of zero are indicative of no relationship between the variables under study.
4. Correlations less than zero signify negative relationships.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True

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