1. A researcher records the odometer reading and age of used Hondas. What kind of correlation is likely to be obtained for these two variables?

a. a negative correlation

b. a correlation near zero

c. a correlation near one

d. a positive correlation

2. The Pearson correlation measures the degree and the direction of the linear relationship between two variables.

True

False

3. The term correlation refers to a statistical technique that is used to ____.

a. measure the magnitude of a variable

b. measure the fit of a model

c. measure and describe the linear relationship between two variables

d. measure the significance of a variable