In what way are a scatterplot and a correlation coefficient similar?
A)Both provide numerical descriptions for an association between two variables.
B)Both represent the association between two variables.
C)Both provide pictures of an association between two variables.
D)Both describe all associations between two variables as positive.

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Both a scatterplot and a correlation coefficient represent the association between two variables, but in different forms: a scatterplot visually and a correlation coefficient numerically.

In What Way Are a Scatterplot and a Correlation Coefficient