Explain why a correlation coefficient of -.55 is stronger than a correlation coefficient of .25.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: The strength of the relationship between two variables has nothing to do with the direction of the relationship. Instead, the strength has only to do with how close to the absolute value of 1 the correlation coefficient is.

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