Suppose You Will Perform a Test to Determine Whether There $\alpha = 0.05$

question 135

Multiple Choice

Suppose you will perform a test to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of a linear correlation between two variables. Find the critical value(s) of r given that n = 15 and $\alpha = 0.05$

• A) \(r = \pm 0.641\)
• B) \(r = \pm 0.532\)
• C) \(r = 0.514\)
• D) \(r = \pm 0.514\)

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