A statistic that indicates the strength and direction of a relation between two variables is a ________________.

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A correlation coefficient measures the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. The other answer choices are incorrect because they either use vague or misleading terminology (relation coefficient, association coefficient) or suggest causality, which cannot be established through correlation alone (causality coefficient).

A Statistic That Indicates the Strength and Direction of a Relation