A Study Finds a Correlation Coefficient of R =

question 63

Multiple Choice

A study finds a correlation coefficient of r = .52 and reports p < .05. The p value indicates which of the following?

• A)The correlation is negative.
• B)The correlation is unlikely to have come from a zero association population.
• C)The correlation is not statistically significant.
• D)The effect size is large.

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