A 0.05 significance level is being used to test a correlation between two variables. If th? linear correlation coefficient r is found to be 0.591 and the critical values are $r = \pm 0.878$ what can you conclude?
A) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.
B) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables.

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The correlation coefficient $r = 0.591$ does not exceed the critical values of $r = \pm 0.878$, indicating that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim of a linear correlation between the two variables at the 0.05 significance level.

A 005 Significance Level Is Being Used to Test a Correlation