Correlation relates the relative position of a score in one distribution to
A)the relative position of a score in another distribution
B)the mean of the z-scores from another distribution
C)the total variance of all scores in both distributions
D)the standard deviation of the z-scores for both distributions

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Correlation measures the relationship between two variables, specifically how the position of a score in one distribution is related to its position in another distribution. This is why option A is correct, as it directly describes this relationship.

Correlation Relates the Relative Position of a Score in One