What does a correlation coefficient equal to 0 indicate about the relationship between two variables?

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There is a strong inverse association between the variablesThere is a strong direct association between the variablesThe variables have a perfect positive correlationThere is no association between the variables

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A correlation coefficient of 0 signifies that there is no linear relationship between the two variables. It means changes in one variable do not predict changes in the other.

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What does a correlation coefficient equal to 0 indicate about the relationship between two variables?

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