Reading 11- LOS A (Part 2): Q4 least, regarding, following, statements

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4.Which of the following statements regarding a correlation coefficient of 0.60 for two variables Y and X is least accurate? This correlation:

A)   indicates a positive linear relation between the two variables.

B)   indicates a positive covariance between the two variables.

C)   indicates that a regression of Y on X will have a positive slope.

D)   is significantly different from zero.

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The correct answer was D)

A test of significance requires the sample size. So this statement may or may not be true. The others are certainly true.