Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 206: 48

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A value of $r = 1$ implies a perfect positive linear correlation between two variables (e.g. the number of iPhones sold by Apple and the profit from iPhones should be perfectly correlated). The scatter plot will be perfectly aligned in an upward direction in a straight line.

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