When Analyzing the Data She Has Collected for a Research

question 2

Multiple Choice

When analyzing the data she has collected for a research project, a researcher computes a correlation coefficient of +32.9 between self-esteem and classroom performance.The researcher should definitely conclude that:

• A)there is a high positive correlation between self-esteem and classroom performance.
• B)there is a low positive correlation between self-esteem and classroom performance.
• C)one variable causes the other (although she does not know in which direction the cause-effect relationship goes).
• D)she has made an error in her calculations.

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