Correlations detect:
A)the power of a measure.
B)patterns of variation in a series of measurements.
C)patterns of selection in a varied population.
D)sources of unsystematic error in a data set.

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Correlations detect patterns of variation in a series of measurements. They show how two variables are related to each other, either positively or negatively. Correlations do not measure power, patterns of selection, or sources of unsystematic error.

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