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Download Solution PDFIf the dress of a person does not reflect or predict his voting behaviour, the asumption is of
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Zero correlation
Important PointsIf the dress of a person does not reflect or predict his voting behavior, then we can assume there is a "Zero correlation" between these two variables.
- In statistics, correlation refers to the degree to which two variables are related to each other.
- A positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other also increases, while a negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other decreases.
However, a zero correlation means that there is no relationship between the two variables.
- In other words, changes in one variable do not predict or correspond to changes in the other.
- So, if a person's dress (variable 1) does not predict or reflect their voting behavior (variable 2), it would mean that there is a zero correlation between these two variables.
Additional Information
Positive Correlation:
- This would mean that as one variable (e.g., a particular type of dress) increases, so does the other (e.g., a particular voting behavior).
- This is not the case according to the description provided.
Partial Correlation:
- This refers to the correlation between two variables while controlling for the effect of one or more other variables.
- It doesn't apply here since we are only considering two variables (dress and voting behavior).
Fragmented Correlation:
- This is not a standard term in statistics.
- It may be used in other contexts, but not in reference to the relationship between two variables.
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