document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985836>Question 985836</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the correlation coefficient between the explanatory variable x and the response variable y is given by -0.76. If you switch the explanatory and response variables, what happens to the correlation coefficient? </SPAN>\n" );
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