If the coefficient of correlation between x and y is close to 1.0, this indicates that:
A)y causes x to happen.
B)x causes y to happen.
C)both a and b.
D)there may or may not be a causal relationship between x and y.

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A high coefficient of correlation between x and y only indicates a strong relationship between the two variables, but it cannot determine which variable is the cause and which is the effect. Therefore, there may or may not be a causal relationship between x and y.

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