A researcher obtained a correlation of +.52 between Variable A and Variable B. What is the best interpretation of this correlation?
A)As scores on A increase, scores on B tend to increase.
B)Scores on A can be perfectly predicted from scores on B.
C)As scores on A decrease, scores on B tend to increase.
D)As scores of A increase, scores on B tend to decrease.

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A positive correlation of +.52 between Variable A and Variable B indicates that as scores on A increase, scores on B tend to increase as well. This correlation is not perfect (which would be +1.0), but it does show a moderate positive relationship.

A Researcher Obtained a Correlation of