Which of the Following Would Be Consistent with a Spurious

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be consistent with a spurious relationship between X and Y?

• A) Pearson's r is .37, partial correlation coefficient is .36.
• B) Pearson's r is .78, partial correlation coefficient is .30.
• C) Pearson's r is -.10, partial correlation coefficient is -.15.
• D) Pearson's r is .00, partial correlation coefficient is .00.

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