Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlation coefficients?
a) A correlation of +.89 is strong and –.89 is weak.
b) A correlation of +.89 and –.89 are both strong and equally so.
c) Correlation coefficients are indicators of cause and effect.
d) A correlation of +1.5 is very strong.
ANS: b
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