If the correlation between X and Y is 0.3, then correlation coefficient between 2X and 3Y is:  

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  1. 0.3
  2. 0.4
  3. 0.2
  4. 0.5

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Option 1 : 0.3
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The correct answer is 0.3.
Key Points 
  • The correlation coefficient between 2X and 3Y is also 0.3.
  • When a variable is multiplied by a constant, such as multiplying X by 2 and Y by 3, it does not affect the correlation coefficient between the two variables. The correlation coefficient is not affected by the change of scale or origin.
  • The correlation coefficient measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables, and scaling or multiplying the variables by a constant does not change that relationship.

Hence if the correlation between X and Y is 0.3, the correlation coefficient between 2X and 3Y would still be 0.3. 

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