A cardiologist found a highly significant correlation coefficient (r = 0.90) between systolic P and serum cholesterol values of the patients attending his clinic. Which of the following statements is a wrong inte retation of the correlation coefficient observed-

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A. Since there is a high correlation, the magnitude of both the measurements are likely to be close to each other

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B. A patient with a high level of systolic BP is also likely to have a high level of serum cholesterol.

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C. A patient with a low level of systolic BP is also likely to have a low level of serum cholesterol

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D. About 80% of the variation in systolic BP among his patients can be explained by their serum cholesterol values

A cardiologist found a highly significant correlation coefficient (r = 0.90) between systolic P and serum cholesterol values of the patients attending his clinic. Which of the following statements is a wrong inte retation of the correlation coefficient observed-

A cardiologist found a highly significant correlation coefficient (r = 0.90) between systolic P and serum cholesterol values of the patients attending his clinic. Which of the following statements is a wrong inte retation of the correlation coefficient observed-

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