Question

In one study, it was found that the correlation between two variables is -.16 What statement is true? There is a weak positive association between the variables. There is a weak negative association between the variables. There is a strong positive association between the variables. There is a strong negative association between the variables.

Answer 1

The correlation could be positive, meaning both variables move in the same direction,

If it is negative, meaning that when one variable's value increases, the other variables' values decrease.

Since the correlation between the 2 variables is -16

Since -16 is a negative value

Then The answer should be

There is a weak negative association between variables

The strong negative correlation should be between 0 and -1