Which r -value represents the strongest correlation?

The strength of a correlation depends on the absolute value of r: the closer |r| is to 1, the stronger the correlation. The absolute values are 0.79, 0.48, 0.83, and 0.67. The largest is 0.83, so r = −0.83 represents the strongest correlation; the negative sign indicates its direction, not its strength.

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