The Pearsons product-moment correlation coefficient is used to measure the
a. magnitude of the curvilinear relationship between two variables.
b. linearity of the relationship between two variables.
c. direction of the curvilinear relationship between two variables.
d. magnitude and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.
Question 2
Consider the correlation matrix below with independent variables A, B, and C and dependent variable Y
A
B
C
Y
A
.60
.60
.70
B
__
.00
.80
C
__
__
.70
Which of the variables A, B, or C will enter first in a stepwise multiple regression equation?
a. A
c. C
b.B
d.cannot tell from the data given