The more the value of a Pearson r deviates from zero, the greater its predictive power.

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A Pearson correlation coefficient (r) measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables. The closer the value of r is to -1 or 1, the stronger the correlation and the more predictive power it has. A value of 0 indicates no correlation, so the further the value of r deviates from zero, the greater its predictive power. Therefore, the statement is true.

The More the Value of a Pearson R Deviates from Zero