document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227165>Question 227165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the correlation coefficient is 0.91, what is the sign of the slope of the regression line? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "- As the correlation coefficient decreases from -0.21 to -0.27, do the points of the scatter plot move toward the regression line, or away from it?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: positive<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- As the correlation coefficient decreases from -0.21 to -0.27, do the points of the scatter plot move toward the regression line, or away from it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: Toward <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The -0.27 is closer to -1 and indicates a stronger negative linear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "correlation than -0.21<BR>\n" );
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