Situation A: correlation coefficient of .00; Situation B; correlation coefficient of 1.00. With respect to cause and effect statements, Situation A allows the statement and Situation B allows . A) "there is no cause and effect relationship" and "there is no cause and effect relationship" B) "there is no cause and effect relationship" and "there may be a cause and effect relationship" C) "there may be a cause and effect relationship" and "there may be a cause and effect relationship."

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In Situation A, a correlation coefficient of .00 suggests no linear relationship between the variables, which often leads to the conclusion that there is no cause and effect relationship. However, in Situation B, a correlation coefficient of 1.00 indicates a perfect positive linear relationship, which might suggest a cause and effect relationship, but correlation alone does not prove causation.

Situation A: Correlation Coefficient of