Refer to the figure below, then select the correct answer to questions a, b, and c.

The size (value) of the coefficient indicates the strength of the relationship.

The sign (plus or minus) of the coefficient indicates the direction of the linear relationship.

a. Which one of the following numbers could not be a correlation coefficient?

-.99     +.71  +1.02     +.01     +.38

b. Which one of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship?

+.23     -.89     -.10     -.91     +.77

c. Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the weakest negative relationship?

-.28     +.08     -.42     +.01     -.29

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- Stronger Relationship Negative Relationship (-) Stronger Relationship Positive Relationship (+) 1.00 0.00 +1.00