A correlation matrix must always have 1's along its diagonal (because a variable is always perfectly correlated with itself)and numbers between -1 and +1 elsewhere.

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This statement is true. A correlation matrix will always have 1's along its diagonal because each variable is perfectly correlated with itself. The values between -1 and +1 represent the correlation between two different variables.

A Correlation Matrix Must Always Have 1's Along Its Diagonal