The _____ measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between the dependent and the independent variable.
A)sample correlation coefficient
B)distance value
C)y Intercept
D)residual
E)coefficient of determination

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The sample correlation coefficient (also known as Pearson's correlation coefficient) measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two quantitative variables. It is a value between -1 and 1, where -1 indicates a perfect negative linear correlation, 1 indicates a perfect positive linear correlation, and 0 indicates no linear correlation.

The _____ Measures the Strength and Direction of the Linear