Organize the following correlation coefficients in order from strongest to weakest

Question

strogest...______
strong...______
weak...______
weakest...______
0.86359210, -0.87000015, 0.2415379, -0.4921531

Answer 1

To organize the correlation coefficients from strongest to weakest, we need to look at the absolute values of the coefficients, as both positive and negative values indicate a relationship's strength but in different directions.

Here are the coefficients and their absolute values:

• 0.86359210 (absolute value: 0.86359210)
• -0.87000015 (absolute value: 0.87000015)
• 0.2415379 (absolute value: 0.2415379)
• -0.4921531 (absolute value: 0.4921531)

Now, let's order them by their absolute values:

1. -0.87000015 (strongest: | -0.87000015 | = 0.87000015)
2. 0.86359210 (strong: | 0.86359210 | = 0.86359210)
3. -0.4921531 (weak: | -0.4921531 | = 0.4921531)
4. 0.2415379 (weakest: | 0.2415379 | = 0.2415379)

So the final ordering from strongest to weakest correlation coefficients is:

• Strongest: -0.87000015
• Strong: 0.86359210
• Weak: -0.4921531
• Weakest: 0.2415379