The Likelihood That a Correlation Exists in a Population, Based

question 48

Multiple Choice

The likelihood that a correlation exists in a population, based on knowledge of the actual value of r in a sample from that population is the ________.

• A) practical significance
• B) likelihood ratio
• C) functional statistic
• D) statistical significance

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