Statistically Significant Correlations Cannot Show ______

question 72

Multiple Choice

Statistically significant correlations cannot show ______.

• A)the probability level
• B)the size of the effect
• C)causality
• D)the strength of the effect

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Definitions:

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis tentatively assumed true in the hypothesis testing procedure.

Parameter

A numerical characteristic of a population, as opposed to a statistic, which is a characteristic of a sample.

Critical Value

A threshold value in hypothesis testing, beyond which there is evidence against the null hypothesis.