What does it mean to say the correlation between two variables is zero?

a. The two variables have the same mean and the same distribution

b. Measuring one variable gives no information useful in predicting the other.
c. Neither variable measures anything of practical importance.
d. The strength of the relationship between the variables has decreased over time.

b

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Experimental research studies are more likely to be conducted in the _________, while descriptive and correlational studies are usually performed in the __________

a. hospital setting; university setting b. laboratory; field c. university setting; hospital setting d. field; laboratory

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