The positive and negative signs in the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient provide information about the:

A) strength of a relationship.
B) true score of a measure.
C) direction of a relationship.
D) measurement error of a measure.

Pearson Product-moment

A statistical coefficient expressing the correlation between two variables, measuring the strength and direction of their linear relationship.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Relationship Direction

Indicates whether the relationship between variables is positive, negative, or neutral, denoting the nature of the correlation.