A correlation of zero between two quantitative variables means that
A)there is no linear association between the two variables.
B)re-expressing the data will guarantee a linear association between the two variables.
C)there is no association between the two variables.
D)we have done something wrong in our calculation of r.
E)none of these

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A correlation of zero indicates that there is no linear relationship between the two variables, but it does not rule out the possibility of a non-linear relationship.

A Correlation of Zero Between Two Quantitative Variables Means That