When figuring a correlation coefficient,the absolute value of the summed cross-products
A)gets larger when the scores of more people are included in the analysis.
B)gets smaller as the variance of the scores for each variable increases.
C)gets larger as the measurement scale for each variable becomes more restricted.
D)is negative when the scores of large numbers of people are included in the analysis.

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The absolute value of the summed cross-products increases as more individuals are included in the analysis because it accumulates the product of paired scores, growing with the number of observations.

When Figuring a Correlation Coefficient,the Absolute Value of the Summed