If We Calculate a Correlation Coefficient and We Find That

question 47

Multiple Choice

If we calculate a correlation coefficient and we find that there is a relationship between the two variables,we

• A)know that the data must be interval or ratio.
• B)know,without referring to the study,that a correlational design was used.
• C)can conclude that changes in one variable cause changes in the other variable.
• D)cannot conclude that changes in one variable cause changes in the other variable.

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