What Could We Conclude If the Correlation Coefficient Between Amount

question 76

Multiple Choice

What could we conclude if the correlation coefficient between amount of exposure to television violence and aggressive behaviour was found to be +0.43?

• A)Watching television violence tends to cause aggressive behaviour.
• B)People who watch the most television violence tend to be the most aggressive.
• C)Being an aggressive person tends to cause one to watch more violent television.
• D)People who watch the most television violence tend to be the least aggressive.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that contradicts the null hypothesis, proposing that there is a significant difference or relationship.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of a statistic, like the mean or proportion, derived from a large number of samples of a specific size drawn from a specific population.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them up and dividing by the count of numbers.

Directional

In statistics, directional indicates that a hypothesis specifies the direction of an expected difference or relationship.