A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch predicts how depressed they are. Based on the output below, is there evidence that a meaningful relationship exists in the population?
A)Yes, because the p-value for news exposure is .039, which is less than .05.
B)Yes, because the confidence interval for news exposure does not contains zero.
C)No, because the b-value for news exposure is close to zero
D)No, because the confidence interval for news exposure does not contain zero.

Question

A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch predicts how depressed they are. Based on the output below, is there evidence that a meaningful relationship exists in the population? 
A)Yes, because the p-value for news exposure is .039, which is less than .05. 
B)Yes, because the confidence interval for news exposure does not contains zero. 
C)No, because the b-value for news exposure is close to zero 
D)No, because the confidence interval for news exposure does not contain zero.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A confidence interval that does not contain zero indicates that there is a significant relationship between news exposure and depression, regardless of the p-value or b-value.

A Psychologist Was Interested in Whether the Amount of News