A Researcher Who Fails to Reject the Null Hypothesis in a Correlational

question 48

Multiple Choice

A researcher who fails to reject the null hypothesis in a correlational analysis, should conclude

• A) the correlation between X and Y in the population is not zero.
• B) the correlation between X and Y in the population is less than zero.
• C) there is insufficient evidence for concluding there is a relationship between X and Y in the population.
• D) the observed relationship between X and Y is stronger than would be expected by chance.
• E) the correlation between X and Y in the population is zero.

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