Which Statistic Quantitatively Summarizes a Pattern of Resemblance

Question

Which statistic quantitatively summarizes a pattern of resemblance?
A) Regression analysis
B) Correlation coefficient
C) Standard deviation
D) Mean
E) Mode

Accepted Answer

The correlation coefficient measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables, which quantitatively summarizes how closely related they are. The other options do not specifically summarize a pattern of resemblance between variables.