In Testing the Pearson Correlation (R), the ______ Hypothesis States

question 114

Multiple Choice

In testing the Pearson correlation (r) , the ______ hypothesis states ______.

• A) alternative; there is a relationship between two variables
• B) alternative; two variables are uncorrelated with each other
• C) null; the means are all equal to each other
• D) null; two variables are correlated with each other

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