Explain why it makes sense for a set of data to have a ...

[daltonest1984]

Explain why it makes sense for a set of data to have a correlation coefficient of zero when the scatter diagram of the data shows a very definite pattern.

Question 2

How would you interpret the findings of a correlation study that reported a linear correlation coefficient of +0.095?

[cuttiesgirl16]

Answer to Question 1

The scatter diagram may suggest a non-linear relationship between the two variables. The correlation coefficient measures the strength of a linear relationship; therefore a value near zero indicates no linear relationship.

Answer to Question 2

A linear correlation coefficient of +0.095 indicates that there is very little or no linear correlation.

[daltonest1984]

TYSM

[peter]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it