A Correlation Coefficient of a Given Magnitude Is More Likely

question 32

Multiple Choice

A correlation coefficient of a given magnitude is more likely to be statistically significant when

• A)the sample size is small rather than large.
• B)the error variance is large rather than small.
• C)the coefficient of determination is near zero.
• D)it is based on a large rather than a small number of scores.

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