The maximum amplitude (R m ) of a solar cycle, in the term of mean sunspot numbers, is well-known to be positively correlated with the preceding minimum (R min ). So far as the long term trend is concerned, a low level of R min tends to be followed by a weak R m , and vice versa. In this paper, we found that the evidence is insufficient to infer a very weak Cycle 24 from the very low R min in the preceding cycle. This is concluded by analyzing the correlation in the temporal variations of parameters for two successive cycles.
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