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Review Question - QID 215112

Statistical Measures Correlation Coefficient (r) Absolute value indicates strength of correlation between 2 variables QID: 215112 (M1.OMB.4768)
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QID 215112 (Type "215112" in App Search)
A pharmaceutical company is investigating the efficacy of a new drug called ABC42 for lowering low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The company recently completed a study that enrolled 9 cohorts of patients, each of which was administered a different dose of ABC42. The absolute reduction in LDL cholesterol was measured for each cohort and used to calculate the average absolute reduction in LDL cholesterol for each drug dose. The relationship between the average absolute reduction in LDL cholesterol and the drug dose administered to each cohort is shown in Figure A. Using this data, the company calculates a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.996. What is the most accurate interpretation of this Pearson correlation coefficient?
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