In Calculations of the Degrees of Freedom for a Correlation

question 14

Multiple Choice

In calculations of the degrees of freedom for a correlation coefficient, what value does the degrees of freedom take?

• A) (n - 1)
• B) (n - 2)
• C) (n - 1)/2
• D) 2(n - 1)

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