How Large a Sample Is Needed for a Correlation of R

question 29

Multiple Choice

How large a sample is needed for a correlation of r = 0.550 to be significant using a two-tailed test with α = .05?​

• A)​n = 14
• B)​n = 13
• C)​n = 12
• D)​n = 11

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