Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient:

1.  The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) is a measure of linear relationship between two variables.

A) True

B) False

2.  An investigator reported a correlation coefficient of +.90 between a country birth rate and the tendency of women in that country to sleep with the windows open. This can be interpreted to mean:

A) sleeping with the windows open causes an increase in the birth rate.

B) sleeping with the windows open can be hazardous to your health.

C) having many children causes one to sleep with the windows open.

D) men become more amorous in the heat.

E) when the birthrate is high, more women sleep with the windows open