When Conducting a Hypothesis Test for the Pearson Correlation Coefficient $\ \Sigma$

question 1

Multiple Choice

When conducting a hypothesis test for the Pearson correlation coefficient, degrees of freedom is calculated by:

• A) \(\ \Sigma\)(X - M_X)².
• B) (N₁ - 1)(N₂ - 1).
• C) N - 1.
• D) N - 2.

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