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1. Your predictor variable should be plotted on the y-axis.
2. "The lower a participant´s self-esteem, the lower the participant´s grade point average is likely to be " describes a ____ correlation.
3. The correlation between height and weight is
4. "The lower a participant´s self-esteem, the higher the participant´s grade point average is likely to be " describes a ____ correlation.
5. The correlation between conscientiousness and absences is probably
6. A zero correlation is stronger than a negative correlation.
7. If a line through a scatterplot slopes upward the correlation is
8. The more scatter in a scatterplot, the closer the correlation will be to zero.
9. The weaker the relationship, the more negative the correlation coefficient will tend to be.
10. If the correlation coefficient is ­1, the coefficient of determination will be 1.00.
11. A correlation of -.50 is stronger than a correlation of +.30.
12. A correlation of +.20 can be used to greatly improve the accuracy of predictions.




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