A researcher obtained a correlation of r = +0.62 between the amount of time spent watching television and level of blood cholesterol. This means that there is a general tendency for people who watch more television also to have higher blood cholesterol.

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A positive correlation coefficient indicates a positive relationship between the two variables, meaning that as one variable increases, the other tends to increase as well. In this case, the positive correlation indicates that people who spend more time watching television tend to have higher levels of blood cholesterol.

A Researcher Obtained a Correlation of R = +0