Imagine a Researcher Wanted to Investigate Whether There Was a Significant

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Multiple Choice

Imagine a researcher wanted to investigate whether there was a significant correlation between IQ and annual income, but she had reason to believe that work ethic would influence both of these variables. What should she do?

• A)Conduct a partial correlation to look at the relationship between IQ and annual income while partialling out the effect of work ethic.
• B)Conduct a semi-partial correlation to look at the relationship between IQ and annual income while partialling out the effect of work ethic.
• C)Conduct a partial correlation to look at the relationship between work ethic and annual income partialling out the effect of IQ.
• D)Conduct a semi-partial correlation to look at the relationship between IQ and work ethic while partialling out the effect of annual income.

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