If a Sample of N = 30 People Is Selected

question 1

Multiple Choice

If a sample of n = 30 people is selected and the sample correlation between two variables is r = 0.468, what is the test statistic value for testing whether the true population correlation coefficient is equal to zero?

• A) About t = 2.80
• B) About t = -.3.01
• C) t = 2.0484
• D) Can't be determined without knowing the level of significance for the test.

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