A 005 Significance Level Is Being Used to Test a Correlation

question 153

Multiple Choice

A 0.05 significance level is being used to test a correlation between two variables. If the linear correlation coefficient r is found to be 0.591 and the critical values are $r = \pm 0.878$ 878, what can you conclude?

• A) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.
• B) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

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