If a Journal Paper Reports the APA Statistic of the Correlation

question 4

Multiple Choice

If a journal paper reports the APA statistic of the correlation between neuroticism and stress as (r (48) = .16, p = .092) , then what does this mean?

• A) As neuroticism increases, levels of stress increase.
• B) There is no relationship between neuroticism and stress.
• C) There is a non-linear relationship between neuroticism and stress.
• D) As neuroticism increases, levels of stress decrease.

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