Suppose the correlation between the number of times couples go to the movies and the number of times they go out to dinner is ?0?0.79.Among the following conclusions,which one is most consistent with this computation?
A) The more often that couples go to the movies,the more often they go out to dinner.
B) The less often that couples go to the movies,the less often they go out to dinner.
C) There is a strong correlation between the number of times couples go to the movies and the number of times they go out to dinner.
D) Because the correlation coefficient is less than 1.0,the association between these two variables is very weak and probably unreliable.

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A correlation coefficient of -0.79 indicates a strong negative correlation between the number of times couples go to the movies and the number of times they go out to dinner. This means that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease. Therefore, couples who go to the movies more often tend to go out to dinner less often, and vice versa. Choice C correctly states that there is a strong correlation between these two variables.

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