If the Results of a Study Using the Spearman Correlation

question 18

Multiple Choice

If the results of a study using the Spearman correlation coefficient were reported as rS(17) = +.63, p < .05, then you would know that H0 was and was.

• A)ρS = 1; rejected
• B)ρS = 1; not rejected
• C)ρS = 0; rejected
• D)ρS = 0; not rejected

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