Given a dataset where r = .8, adding a new case where the value of x is high and the value of y is high is most likely to ______.
A) increase the magnitude of the correlation
B) decrease the magnitude of the correlation
C) have no effect on the correlation
D) skew the correlation

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Adding a new case where both x and y are high is likely to increase the magnitude of the correlation because it reinforces the existing positive relationship between x and y.

Given a Dataset Where R =