Which One of the Following Statements About the Relationship Between

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about the relationship between two interval/ratio variables is TRUE?

A) If two variables have a perfect curvilinear relationship, their correlation will be 1.00.
B) If the correlation between two variables is negative, the slope of the bivariate regression line will be negative.
C) The further from zero the slope, the stronger the correlation.
D) The regression line is the "best-fitting" straight line because it maximizes the number of data points that it passes through.