If the correlation between two variables is .76, and the sample size is large, we can conclude that
A) there is 76% of a relationship between the two variables.
B) there is a strong positive relationship between the two variables.
C) there is no relationship between the two variables.
D) both a and b

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A correlation of .76 indicates a strong positive relationship between the two variables, meaning as one variable increases, the other tends to increase as well. The value does not represent a percentage of the relationship but rather the strength and direction of the relationship.

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