All the data points in a scatter plot lie on a U-shaped curve. Pearson's correlation coefficient will be: nearer to 0 than to 1 exactly -1 nearer to 1 than to 0 exactly 1

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All the data points in a scatter plot lie on a U-shaped curve. Pearson's correlation coefficient will
be:
nearer to 0 than to 1
exactly -1
nearer to 1 than to 0
exactly 1
Transcribed Image Text:All the data points in a scatter plot lie on a U-shaped curve. Pearson's correlation coefficient will be: nearer to 0 than to 1 exactly -1 nearer to 1 than to 0 exactly 1
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