37 The slope of the least squares prediction equation and the Pearson correlation coefficient are similar in the sense that

a) They do not depend on the units of measurement

b) They both must fall between-1 and +1.

c) They both have the saine sign.

d) They both equal when there is the suongest association

e) Their squares both have PRE interpretations. They have the saune 7 statistic value for testing Ho: Independence. g) They both can be strongly affected by severe outliers.