Which of the following statements is true of the correlation coefficient?
A)It is a statistic that indicates the amount of spread in a distribution of scores.
B)It is a measure of central tendency.
C)It is a measure of variability.
D)It is a statistic that describes how strongly variables are related to one another.

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The correlation coefficient is a statistic that describes the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. It does not describe the amount of spread in a distribution of scores (A), nor is it a measure of central tendency (B) or variability (C).

Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Correlation