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Old 12-15-2004, 09:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
lpj8
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Definately false,
Correlations are measures of association and do not indicate cause and effect. I think this sort of question is on most early stat quizes/tests.
A correct answer would be that it indicates a perfect inverse correlation between x and y.
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