How Should These Statements Be Interpreted? (1)"There Is a Positive

question 32

Multiple Choice

How should these statements be interpreted? (1) "There is a positive relationship between the degree of social support available to new mothers and maternal attachment scores." (2) "The Pearson correlation coefficient was r = 0.79,p < 0.05."

• A) The hypothesis was proven.
• B) The hypothesis was supported.
• C) The result was clinically significant but not statistically significant.
• D) The statistical analysis indicates that the positive correlation was a chance event.

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