Correlation is a measure of the strength of the
A)nonlinear relationship between two dependent variables.
B)nonlinear relationship between a dependent and independent variable.
C)linear relationship between two dependent variables.
D)linear relationship between a dependent and independent variable.

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Correlation measures the strength of the relationship between two variables, typically a dependent variable and an independent variable. The relationship can be linear or nonlinear, but correlation specifically measures the strength of linear relationships. Therefore, the best choice is D, which specifies a linear relationship between a dependent and independent variable.

Correlation Is a Measure of the Strength of the