A Researcher Runs a Correlation Analysis Between Two Variables That

question 34

Multiple Choice

A researcher runs a correlation analysis between two variables that she is certain are associated but the analysis indicates the two variables are not associated.The researcher may then want to:

• A)run another association test and add three variables.
• B)adopt a lower standard for determining significance,that is,a p value of .20.
• C)do nothing;if the association is deemed insignificant it is inappropriate to run further analyses.
• D)run a scatter plot in search of a curvilinear relationship.
• E)run a scatter plot in search of a linear relationship.

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