Which of the following actions would have the effect of either changing the size or direction (sign) of a Pearson r value pertaining to a set of X and Y scores?   a. adding a constant va

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  1. Which of the following actions would have the effect of either changing the size or direction (sign) of a Pearson r value pertaining to a set of X and Y scores?
      a.
    adding a constant value to each X and Y score
      b.
    subtracting a constant value from each X and Y score
      c.
    multiplying each X and Y score by a negative constant value
      d.
    dividing each X and Y score by a positive constant value
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