Martin Has Found a Correlation of R

question 27

Multiple Choice

Martin has found a correlation of r ? .18 between the two variables of caffeine consumption and frontal lobe activity.This correlation is more likely to be statistically significant if:

• A) The study can be applied to the real world
• B) Martin used a larger number of subjects
• C) Martin measured frontal lobe activity extremely accurately
• D) Martin's measure of caffeine consumption is categorical
• E) Martin's study is based on a random sample

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